Tweaking immigration law
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Three narrowly targeted reforms could ease the green card problem while helping the economy, says this Los Angeles Times Opinion piece.
The public outcry that derailed last year’s push for comprehensive immigration reform hasn’t stopped lawmakers from trying to change immigration law. It has merely scaled back their ambitions. Prodded by advocacy groups on both sides of the issue, members of Congress are considering various narrowly targeted proposals -- ‘rifle shots,’ in Washington parlance -- to ease or tighten the limits on legal entry. These include bills to allow more guest workers to be hired by farmers and other seasonal employers, relieve the backlog in visa requests by foreign workers with high-tech skills, and reauthorize the program that verifies applicants’ eligibility for employment.
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-- Deborah Bonello in Mexico City