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The “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act” (S. 744) was introduced in the Senate early Wednesday morning by the “Gang of Eight,” a group of bi-partisan senators. The bill’s key features include: enhancement of border security and mandatory enrollment in the E-Verify program; legalization and a “pathway to citizenship” for unlawfully present individuals who entered the U.S. before December 31, 2011; and significant expansion of employment-based immigration coupled with elimination of the visa lottery and reduction of family-based immigration options. Continue reading this entry at Littler's Global Mobility & Immigration Counsel.
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