,,ii #aac? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,s4 #a ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,janu>y #bb 7legislative day1 ,janu>y #c71 #bjac ,mr4 ,reid 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4 ,m55dez1 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,mr4 ,s*um]1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,s*atz1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,mrs4 ,fe9/e91 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,mrs4 ,box]1 ,mr4 ,lev91 & ,mr4 ,he9ri*7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ,a ,,bill ,to re=m ,am]ica's brok5 immigration sy/em4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,immigration ,re=m t ,works = ,am]ica's ,future ,act4 #b4 ,s5se ( ! ,s5ate ,x is ! s5se ( ! ,s5ate t ,congress %\ld-- 7#a7 create a roadmap = immigrants :o are "h )\t legal /atus to e>n citiz5%ip1 provid$ !y pay taxes1 complete a backgr\nd *eck1 le>n ,engli%1 & %[ a commitm5t to ,am]ica2 7#b7 all[ /ud5ts :o came to ,am]ica z *ildr5 to e>n citiz5%ip by att5d+ college or jo9+ ! ,arm$ ,=ces2 7#c7 protect ! su/a9ability ( ! ,am]ican agricultural indu/ry1 includ+ ! dairy indu/ry1 ) a /able & legal agricultural work=ce2 7#d7 enc\rage ^? :o seek to inve/ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & create ,am]ican jobs2 7#e7 p]mit & enc\rage individuals :o e>n an advanc$ degree f "o ( our _w-class univ]sities to rema9 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 r ?an us+ t education to "w = our int]national competitors2 7#f7 fulfill & /r5g!n our ,nation's commitm5ts reg>d+ security along our bord]s & at our ports ( entry2 7#g7 /r5g!n our ,nation's hi/oric humanit>ian tradition ( welcom+ asylum seek]s & refugees & improve exi/+ policies t support immigrant victims ( crime & dome/ic viol5ce2 7#h7 create an effective electronic v]ification sy/em & /r5g!n en=cem5t to prev5t employ]s f hir+ p "h illegally2 7#i7 implem5t a rational legal immigration sy/em t promotes job creation by conv]t+ ! curr5t fl[ ( illegal immigrants into ! ,unit$ ,/ates into a m manageable1 controll$1 & legal process = admitt+ immigrants :ile1 at ! same "t1 safegu>d+ ! jobs1 rights1 & wages ( ,am]ican work]s2 & 7#aj7 adopt practical & fair immigration re=ms to help ensure t all families are able to be toge!r4