Create Secure Borders for immigration
Obama wants to preserve the integrity of our borders. He supports additional personnel, infrastructure and technology on the border and at our ports of entry.
Improve Our Immigration System
Obama believes we must fix the dysfunctional immigration bureaucracy and increase the number of legal immigrants to keep families together and meet the demand for jobs that employers cannot fill.
Remove Incentives to Enter Illegally
Obama will remove incentives to enter the country illegally by cracking down on employers who hire undocumented immigrants.
Bring People Out of the Shadows
Obama supports an immigration system that allows undocumented immigrants who are in good standing to pay a fine, learn English, and go to the back of the line for the opportunity to become citizens.
Work with Mexico
Obama believes we need to do more to promote economic development in
Barack Obama's Immigration Record
- Crack Down on Employers: Obama championed a proposal to create a system so employers can verify that their immigrant employees are legally eligible to work in the
- Fix the Bureaucracy: Obama joined Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) to introduce the Immigration Citizenship Promotion Act to ensure that immigration application fees are both reasonable and fair. Obama also introduced an immigration legislation that passed the Senate to improve the speed and accuracy of FBI background checks of immigrants.
- Respect Families: Obama introduced immigration amendments to put greater emphasis on keeping immigrant families together.
Plan for Immigration
“The time to fix our broken immigration system is now… We need stronger enforcement on the border and at the workplace… But for reform to work, we also must respond to what pulls people to
— Barack Obama, Statement on
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