US EditionFlorida US rep., bipartisan lawmakers introduce new ‘Dignity Act’ proposing legalization path for some migrants
UNITED STATES, JUL 15 – The DIGNITY Act offers a 7-year earned legal status to undocumented immigrants with requirements including background checks and restitution, affecting over 10 million workers nationwide.
- On July 15, 2025, Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar and Rep. Veronica Escobar introduced the Dignity Act of 2025, contact:wr@pinkston.co, Baltimore, MD.
- Earlier this month, the Department of Homeland Security reported lowest southern border encounters in history, highlighting a policy trend since 1996 when Congress hasn't passed major immigration reform, and President Bill Clinton signed the last bill.
- Eligibility hinges on multiple conditions, beginning with proof of residence over five years, no criminal record, employment, taxes, a $7,000 fine, health insurance, and employer verification through E-Verify, outlined by Salazar and Escobar with compliance requirements from the Department of Homeland Security.
- Advocacy groups and polls converged this week as World Relief voiced support, calling it a commitment to dignity and the inherent value of every person, while 79% of the American public indicated positive views on immigration.
- Despite bipartisan support from 20 House members, support for the bill remains uncertain in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Lawmakers in Congress have introduced the Dignity Act of 2025, a bipartisan proposal that would increase the number of green cards available to immigrants and implement broad immigration reforms. The legislation, H.R. 4393, aims to overhaul visa backlogs, expand eligibility for permanent residency, and address the status of Dreamers alongside major changes to border security and verification rules. Newsweek has contacted the bill’s sponsor, Repr…
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Right-wing media lash out at "The Dignity Act," a bipartisan immigration bill, and attack its GOP co-sponsor
On July 15, Reps. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) and Veronica Escobar (D-TX) introduced the bipartisan “Dignity Act of 2025.” The bill aims to grant undocumented immigrants who have been in the country since 2021 up to seven years of legal status. Right-wing media attacked the bill as “amnesty” for undocumented immigrants, called for Salazar and GOP co-sponsors to be primaried, and in some cases launched attacks on Salazar that focused on her ethn…
Bipartisan Lawmakers Introduce Dignity Act, Seeking Legal Status for Some Illegal Immigrant Workers - The Thinking Conservative
Reps. Salazar and Escobar and others introduced new version of Dignity Act immigration reform bill to grant protected status to some illegal immigrant workers. The post Bipartisan Lawmakers Introduce Dignity Act, Seeking Legal Status for Some Illegal Immigrant Workers appeared first on The Thinking Conservative.
Bipartisan Lawmakers Introduce Dignity Act, Seeking Legal Status for Some Illegal Immigrant Workers
Reps. María Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) and Verónica Escobar (D-Texas), along with 18 other bipartisan lawmakers, introduced a new version of the Dignity Act immigration reform bill on July 15, which seeks to grant protected status to some illegal immigrant workers. “It takes a lot of courage to step up and say that you want to be part of the solution, especially on the issue of immigration, one of the toughest in the country,” Salazar said at a pre…
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