Policy Lab

Immigration Reform in United States

A comprehensive immigration reform proposal addressing court backlogs, employer enforcement, interior coordination, and legal immigration structure through four interdependent legislative tracks.

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Constituencies

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We began by identifying the main political constituencies involved in this debate.

Progressive DemocratsModerate DemocratsModerate RepublicansConservative Republicans

Grievances

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We then mapped what each group wants, in their own voice.

Progressive Democrats

  1. 1The asylum system has been deliberately dismantled to block protection claims before they can be heard
  2. 2Interior enforcement operates as a system of racial surveillance, not targeted law enforcement
  3. 3Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients have been held hostage to political negotiations for over a decade

Moderate Democrats

  1. 1The legal immigration system is so backlogged it has become functionally broken
  2. 2The asylum system is being exploited in ways that harm people with genuine claims
  3. 3The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) population has been held hostage for a decade

Moderate Republicans

  1. 1The legal immigration system punishes people who follow the rules
  2. 2Employers face almost no real consequences for hiring undocumented workers
  3. 3The asylum and humanitarian parole system has been stretched into a de facto open-border workaround

Conservative Republicans

  1. 1The border is functionally open and no one is being held accountable for it
  2. 2The asylum system is being exploited as a loophole, not used as intended
  3. 3Interior enforcement has collapsed, which signals that illegal presence has no real consequence

Policy Clusters

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Finally, we grouped these grievances into 5 negotiable policy areas.

  1. 01Adjudication Capacity and Asylum Standards
  2. 02Employer Enforcement and Legal Worker Pathways
  3. 03Legal Immigration Structure and Backlog Relief
  4. 04Interior Enforcement Standards and Federal-Local Coordination
  5. 05Permanent Status and Humanitarian Protections

Alignment

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We then analyzed where the constituencies converge, where they clash, and what trade-offs might hold a coalition together.

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Bill

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An independent legislator agent implemented the outcomes of the debate in a 4-title, 25-section bill proposal.

Constituency Reviews

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Each constituency reviewed the final bill and assessed how it compares to the status quo.

Progressive Democrats: Guest worker protections · Court access · USCIS fees and access · ICE oversight · Interior enforcement trigger · Employment-based immigration · Asylum credible fear standard
Moderate Democrats: Immigration courts · Employer accountability · Legal immigration pathways · Interior enforcement framing · DACA and refugee policy · Guest worker exploitation
Moderate Republicans: Court backlog · Asylum standard · Employer verification · Skilled worker backlogs · H-1B wage arbitrage · Guest worker programs · Detainer compliance · USCIS capacity
Conservative Republicans: Asylum standard · E-Verify enforcement · Court backlog and removal · Detainer compliance · H-1B program integrity · DACA and executive overreach · Overall immigration levels

Process Audit

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Finally, an independent auditor agent reviewed the full deliberation process, flagged structural risks, and assessed whether the outcomes hold up to scrutiny.