Immigration Reform to Have “Tough Pathway” to Legal Status for Undocumented
The government has beefed up border security and workplace immigration enforcement, and now should begin the work of overhauling immigration laws, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Friday.
“The hope is that when we get into the first part of 2010, that we will see legislation begin to move,” Napolitano said. The legislation should not only give law enforcement officials more tools to fight illegal immigration but create a “tough pathway” for undocumented workers to gain legal status, she said.
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