Differences between the two parties in the United States on immigration reform

The Democratic Party believes that it is absolutely unrealistic and infeasible to expel all illegal immigrants from the United States. American enterprises need to rely on these illegal immigrants and need their labor and efforts. Illegal immigrants must agree to pay fines and taxes if they want to stay in the United States. * * * Republicans retort that in the current high unemployment situation, it is a wrong move to adopt a loose policy for illegal immigrants at the wrong time. Moreover, allowing illegal immigrants to obtain identity in large numbers also poses a threat to US national security. Republican Senator Lindsay Graham (R-SC) and Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) who had cooperated with each other restarted the stalled immigration reform bill last year. It seems that cross-party cooperation, in fact, both members are proceeding from their own political interests, but it remains to be seen whether the bill can be successfully promoted from the interests of immigrants. Graham and Schumer have not announced the terms of the new bill, but lobbying has begun. Some immigration organizations also said that they have received the news from Schumer's office and are planning a new immigration reform plan. Schumer even said that he "got support from some unexpected places", including Alaska Senator lisa murkowski who voted against the Dream Act. Schumer's influence in the new parliament has expanded, and he has just been appointed as the chairman of the Senate Democratic Party Policy and Communication Center, becoming the third person in the Senate Democratic Party. Schumer once stressed that one of his priorities is to strengthen cross-party cooperation. For joining hands with Graham again, Schumer said that "it may give you some surprises." The immigration reform plan put forward by the two lawmakers last year has compromised the different positions of the two parties, including strengthening border security and providing ways for illegal immigrants to legalize their status. However, social security cards that require American citizens and immigrants to apply for storing personal information have been controversial. Opponents worry that this will reveal personal privacy. Graham, like most Republicans, stressed border security, but also agreed to give illegal immigrants a "second chance" to obtain legal status. However, he opposes "nationality of birthplace", and Senator rand paul (R-KY) supports amending the 14 amendment to the US Constitution, so that immigrant children born in the United States will not be able to acquire nationality. Immigration reform will play an important role in this year's parliamentary work. The Democratic Party said that the immigration bill has been given priority in the third place, second only to the government's tax reduction plan and tax reform. This trend has not only happened in Congress, but after the Arizona immigration law was promulgated and the Dream Act ran aground, American voters paid more attention to immigration policy. However, formal cooperation is only the beginning. Whether Graham and Schumer's immigration reform plan can work is a great test of their political influence. Ali Noorani, chairman of the National Migration Forum, is worried that Graham and Schumer's proposal is just old wine in new bottles, because lawmakers always put forward similar proposals, but there is often no follow-up. Promoting comprehensive immigration reform requires the participation of more members and the repeated negotiation and compromise of interests of all parties. Although the two sides have reached a consensus on border security, they still have to face many differences on a series of key issues such as illegal labor law enforcement and legalization of illegal immigration status. At present, the mainstream public opinion has a slight advantage in calling for restrictions on immigration, but the Latino population has increased by nearly 28.8% compared with 2000, reaching more than 45.47 million, second only to whites, accounting for15.1%of the total population of the United States; Among other ethnic minorities, blacks account for 12.4% of the total population, and Asians account for 4.4%. The development of Latino groups is changing the political and social map of the United States. For example, Obama has the support of a large number of Latino voters. According to the statistics of Pew Hispanic Research Center, more than half of Hispanics voted for Obama in the 2008 presidential election, hoping that he would continue to promote comprehensive immigration system reform and provide more ways for illegal immigrants and their children to obtain legal status.