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Immigration

Border security, immigration reform, DACA, asylum policy, visa systems, and refugee resettlement.

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📖 What You Need to Know

Immigration policy is primarily a federal responsibility. Congress sets visa quotas, asylum rules, enforcement priorities, and pathways to citizenship. The President directs enforcement through executive orders and agency policy. The immigration court system has a massive backlog of over 3 million pending cases. Major reform efforts have stalled for decades due to disagreements over the balance between enforcement and legal pathways.

📜 Current Legislation

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💬 Talking Points

The U.S. immigration court backlog exceeds 3 million cases, with average wait times of over 4 years.

DACA protects approximately 580,000 people brought to the U.S. as children, but its legal status remains uncertain.

The U.S. admits about 1 million legal permanent residents annually through family, employment, and diversity visas.

Border encounters have fluctuated dramatically — reaching over 2 million in FY2023.

The last major bipartisan immigration reform bill passed in 1986 under President Reagan.

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Use these talking points to draft a letter, call script, or social post to your representatives.

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