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As you probably know, "immigration reform" has been in the news lately. In July the Senate passed (S.744). S. 744 was generally crafted by four Republican Senators and four Democratic Senators, commonly called "the gang of eight" who are the main sponsors and drafters of this legislation.

This legislation offers to be the largest overhaul of our immigration system in a generation. The first part of the bill attempts to address border security with increased border agents, increased use of technology, increased fencing and increased funding for apprehensions, detention, and removal.

The next part of the bill would grant "provisional immigrant status" to those who were present on or before 31 December 2011 regardless if they entered illegally, and who have not been convicted of a felony or three or more misdemeanors. This status will be valid for six years and may be extended for another six years before an application for permanent residency is submitted.

After the six years of "provisional status" the immigrant must apply for permanent residency. Applying for permanent residency based upon this provisional status requires the applicant to meet certain financial and English language requirements as well as pass another background check. Furthermore the proposed legislation allows for an earned green card for agricultural workers.

Additionally the proposed legislation affects the future immigration process by eliminating the diversity lottery visa system with a merit-based system, and re-structures the family preference system by eliminating the 4th preference of the current system that allows US citizens to petition for their brothers or sisters.

It also increases the type and number of skilled workers and investors. Retirees will be able to apply for a "retirement visa" as well.

In conclusion, this is a very bare bones summary of some sections contained in S. 744. The fact of the matter is, we need to secure our borders so we won't be in this situation again. We need to effectively integrate into US society the millions of undocumented that are currently living productive lives among us, and we must ensure that the USA continues to be able to lead, not just compete, in the 21st Century by attracting and keeping investors, entrepreneurs, and students.

Now the legislation has moved to the US House of Representatives. If you have ay questions about pending legislation or the status of it please call my office and talk with me personally. Do not become a victim of fraud.

Andy Strickland

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Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday doubled-down on his decision to not deal with immigration reform while President Obama is still in the White House.

At his first press conference after being elected speaker last Thursday, Ryan was asked if immigration reform would be a priority for him under a future president.

"My positions are very well known and unchanged on this issue. But I think given the fact that the president tried to do an end-run around Congress, to go it alone, to try and write laws himself unilaterally, which is not what presidents do. That's what Congress does. I think on this particular issue he's proved himself untrustworthy on this," Ryan said from the lobby of the Republican National Committee.

If Congress reached a consensus on border enforcement or interior enforcement, Ryan said maybe that could be advanced under Mr. Obama.

"But I do believe that if we try to move in a comprehensive way with a president who's proven that he wants to go it alone, I don't think that works," he said.

Ryan initially ruled out working on immigration reform with the current president in an interview that aired Sunday on CBS' "Face the Nation."

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"Look, I think it would be a ridiculous notion to try and work on an issue like this with a president we simply cannot trust on this issue. He tried to go it alone, circumventing the legislative process with his executive orders," Ryan said. "So, that is not in the cards."

Ryan also announced Tuesday that the House would consider a six-year $325 billion highway funding bill under an open amendment process on the floor this week.

"We're opening up the process. We're allowing members to participate in a way that the founders intended," he said. "We're going to have an open process on the floor with lots of amendments considered by all members from both parties."

Congress recently passed a short-term patch for highway funding to buy more time to consider a longer-term bill.

Lawmakers have already offered about 270 amendments to the measure.

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WASHINGTON Lindsey Graham is "frustrated" House Speaker Paul Ryan is promising to block any moves on immigration reform, he told the Daily News on Tuesday, calling for Ryan to "take a stand" and let a vote happen.

The South Carolina senator and dark horse presidential candidate took shots at Ryan for saying he won't move any comprehensive immigration reform legislation because he doesn't trust President Obama.

"Forget about working with Obama, just take up the bill and vote," said Graham, pointing out that he's helped craft three different comprehensive immigration reform bills that have passed the Senate with bipartisan support only to die in the House. "If you don't like the Senate bill change it, but at least vote. Take a stand."

Ryan said Tuesday morning that he wouldn't work with Obama on immigration reform because "he's proven himself untrustworthy" with his executive actions to try to stop deportations of many of the 11 million immigrants here illegally, even though the bipartisan bill Graham helped the Senate pass in 2013 almost certainly has enough support to pass the House.

Graham said Ryan has been "very good as an individual on immigration, he's had a balanced view" - but warned that Ryan's vow to not let a vote happen will "come back to haunt" the party in the 2016 elections.

"Absolutely I'm frustrated," he said. "It's wrong for the House not to take a position on immigration. I think it hurts our party," he said.

Graham was happy to lob bombs at the President as well.

A minute earlier, the hawkish senator had said that Obama's Syrian policy was the "worst possible outcome" and warned of another major terror attack on U.S. soil because of Obama's lack of commitment to the region.

"The president has let Syria get completely out of hand," he told reporters in the Senate Tuesday afternoon. "We're going to get attacked from Syria. That's where the next 9/11 is coming from. After that happens, and I pray that I'm wrong, everybody will take a different view."

Graham has repeatedly warned about another major terror attack from ISIS, and wants to see U.S. troops join the fight in real numbers to combat the terrorist state.

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Just like his predecessor, the freshly elected speaker of the House, Paul Ryan, has no qualms about opposing the White House. In a series of interviews Sunday, Rep. Ryan (R) of Wisconsin revealed that he has no intention of working with President Barack Obama on comprehensive immigration reform, an issue for which Obama had issued executive orders last year.

"I think it would be a ridiculous notion to try and work on an issue like this with a president we simply cannot trust on this issue," Mr. Ryan said in an interview aired on the CBS program "Face the Nation."

"He tried to go it alone, circumventing the legislative process with his executive orders, so that is not in the cards. I think if we reach consensus on how best to achieve border and interior enforcement security, I think that's fine," Ryan added.

Mr. Obamas executive orders from November 2014 circumvented the gridlocked partisan Congress, intending to protect millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation. Challenged by courts around the nation, the mandate wouldve allowed 4.7 million immigrants to stay in the US, a significant portion of whom have children who are American citizens.

In a news briefing Friday, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest called Ryans unwavering stance on immigration a deep source of disappointment.

Ryan appeared in five taped interviews Sunday, promoting his agenda as the new Speaker to unify his party and navigate relationships with his colleagues, the 2016 presidential candidates, and of course, Obama.

The Republicans, he said, need to become a proposition party in order to be successful in opposing the Democrats on issues like the Affordable Care Act or tax reform.

We have been too timid for too long around here, Mr. Ryan said on ABCs This Week. We have been bold on tactics but not on policy, not on an agenda. We have to show people what our alternatives are, and that is the kind of leadership I think people are hungry for here.

Comprehensive immigration reform has long been a bipartisan issue. In 2013, a group of Congressmen from both sides of the aisle got together and procured a framework for reform that passed in the Senate but has since been stalled in the House. Among the Gang of Eight Congressmen who worked on the legislation is Marco Rubio, a candidate for the 2016 presidential election.

Ryan said Sunday that he had promised the Freedom Caucus, the group of conservative Republicans responsible for John Boehners resignation, that he will not bring up comprehensive immigration reform.

"This president tried to write the law himself," Ryan told the CNN program "State of the Union," accusing Obama of exceeding his constitutional powers. "Presidents don't write laws. Congress writes laws."

Mr. Boehner has expressed regret in a State of the Union interview that the bipartisan framework did not pass the House.

"Reforming our immigration system, securing our borders would be good for America. But unfortunately the president just kept poisoning the well poisoning the well to the point where it was impossible to put it on the floor of the House," Boehner said.

If Ryan has his way, the matter will likely be deferred until at least January 2017, when a new president is sworn into office. But if the Oval Office is filled by another Democrat, immigration negotiations could remain on a back burner.

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