Editor's note: This article is the first in a two-part series.
On June 27, after years of attempts to fix a broken immigration system, the U.S. Senate approved SB 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, crafted by a bipartisan "Gang of Eight." The 1,198-page bill is a comprehensive immigration reform package that includes heightened enforcement, an "earned legalization program" with an arduous path to citizenship for unauthorized immigrants, new protections for asylum seekers, and additional visas for skilled and unskilled workers. This article reviews key areas of SB 744 affecting low-income immigrants and refugees with a focus on those provisions in Title II of the Senate bill that contain the "earned legalization" requirements. Part I discusses the requirements for citizenship for unauthorized adults under SB 744. Part II discusses two other pathways to citizenship and additional proposed policy changes affecting the need for legal representation. A word about terminology — the terms "undocumented" immigrant and "unauthorized" immigrant are used interchangeably to refer to foreign nationals who are living in the United States without legal immigration status.
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