Immigration Reform that Works for America’s Future Act

create a roadmap for immigrants who are here without legal status to earn citizenship, provided they pay taxes, complete a background check, learn English, and show a commitment to America;

allow students who came to America as children to earn citizenship by attending college or joining the Armed Forces;

protect the sustainability of the American agricultural industry, including the dairy industry, with a stable and legal agricultural workforce;

encourage those who seek to invest in the United States and create American jobs;

permit and encourage individuals who earn an advanced degree from one of our world-class universities to remain in the United States, rather than using that education to work for our international competitors;

fulfill and strengthen our Nation's commitments regarding security along our borders and at our ports of entry;

strengthen our Nation’s historic humanitarian tradition of welcoming asylum seekers and refugees and improve existing policies that support immigrant victims of crime and domestic violence;

create an effective electronic verification system and strengthen enforcement to prevent employers from hiring people here illegally;

implement a rational legal immigration system that promotes job creation by converting the current flow of illegal immigrants into the United States into a more manageable, controlled, and legal process for admitting immigrants while, at the same time, safeguarding the jobs, rights, and wages of American workers; and

adopt practical and fair immigration reforms to help ensure that all families are able to be together.