Without smart reforms, this harmful system will continue to weaken our country and prevent us from reaching our full potential.
The Issue
Immigration Reform: Building A Better Way
Americans are better off when everyone is given the opportunity to succeed and allowed to contribute. Yet our harmful immigration system holds us back by preventing millions of people from realizing their full potential. We need a system that upholds our country's best values and actually works.
The Case For
Immigration Reform
$1.2 trillion decrease in federal deficit
In just 20 years, meaningful immigration reform would decrease the federal deficit by $1.2 trillion.
Source:bipartisanpolicy.org
3.22 million new jobs
If we passed meaningful immigration reform today, the U.S. would see over three million new jobs created over a decade.
Source:ssa.gov
$1 trillion added to the economy
If Dreamers were given citizenship, $1 trillion would be added to the U.S. economy.
Source:americanprogress.org
40% of Fortune 500
40% of Fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants or their children.
Source:Forbes
What We Stand For
Fixing our harmful immigration system will make our country a safer, more prosperous place
We are committed to creating a fair, clear, and modern immigration system that unlocks opportunity for all Americans. That means protecting and improving existing legal immigration avenues, augmenting sensible border security and law enforcement, prioritizing real and serious public safety threats, and providing an earned pathway to citizenship for the the 11 million undocumented people living in the U.S.
Goal
Strengthen families, strengthen our economy
Reform would create millions of jobs, reduce the deficit, allow for innovation to keep the U.S. globally competitive, and would keep millions of families together.
Goal
Create an earned pathway
Americans will be better off if there is a fair and clear process for undocumented immigrants — almost all of whom just want to work hard and build better lives for their families — to earn citizenship over a period of time. It is absurd and against our country’s best values to pursue a policy that deports as many people as possible and tears these families apart.
Our Approach
We believe immigration reform is too important to put off any longer
The fact is a majority of Americans support common sense immigration reform. So why hasn't it happened? This isn’t an inherently unsolvable problem. We understand the flaws and we have solutions. What stands in our way is a lack of political will and urgency. That's where we come in. We grow and galvanize political support to break through partisan gridlock to achieve meaningful reforms — because those most impacted can’t afford to wait. So, we engage and energize constituencies that cross party, racial, religious and geographic lines to make sure reform gets done as quickly as possible. Through our state teams, University Program, and Community Accelerator, we’re activating local supporters to demand the change our country needs.
The fact is a majority of Americans support common sense immigration reform. So why hasn't it happened? This isn’t an inherently unsolvable problem. We understand the flaws and we have solutions. What stands in our way is a lack of political will and urgency. That's where we come in. We grow and galvanize political support to break through partisan gridlock to achieve meaningful reforms — because those most impacted can’t afford to wait. So, we engage and energize constituencies that cross party, racial, religious and geographic lines to make sure reform gets done as quickly as possible. Through our state teams, University Program, and Community Accelerator, we’re activating local supporters to demand the change our country needs.
The People
Immigration Reform Means a Stronger America
Immigrants aren't just our friends, co-workers, and valuable members of our communities. They're us.
Everk & Rosa
FWD.us is launching a new TV and digital ad campaign highlighting the urgent need to expand parole in place (PIP) to protect American families, including long-term undocumented individuals married to U.S. citizens. The ad features Everk Sánchez a U.S. citizen, and Rosa Elena Sánchez, a...
FWD.us is launching a new TV and digital ad campaign highlighting the urgent need to expand parole in place (PIP) to protect American families, including...
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Wilna
Wilna, a Haitian TPS holder currently residing in Central Florida, wants Senate Democrats to keep their promise and include immigration relief — including protection from deportation and work permits — in the final Build Back Better bill.
Wilna, a Haitian TPS holder currently residing in Central Florida, wants Senate Democrats to keep their promise and include immigration relief — including protection from...
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Jaime
Jaime, a DACA recipient and father who has made his home in Georgia, is fighting for transformative immigration relief for himself and his family. The House of Representatives is soon expected to take the most important vote for immigrants in at least a decade. This...
Jaime, a DACA recipient and father who has made his home in Georgia, is fighting for transformative immigration relief for himself and his family. The...
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Nereyda
Nereyda is an essential worker and DACA recipient who came to the United States from Mexico when she was eight years old. When she was 18, Nereyda moved from Las Vegas to Missoula, Montana, where she has built a life, a career, and a family....
Nereyda is an essential worker and DACA recipient who came to the United States from Mexico when she was eight years old. When she was...
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Sinthia
Dreamers like Sinthia have just received some devastating news — a federal judge in Texas just ruled that DACA is illegal, throwing hundreds of thousands of lives into chaos. Sinthia’s parents brought her to Utah from Mexico when she was a child, in search of...
Dreamers like Sinthia have just received some devastating news — a federal judge in Texas just ruled that DACA is illegal, throwing hundreds of thousands...
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Maria P.
Congress now has a historic opportunity to fix our failed immigration system — to build a pathway to citizenship for TPS holders, essential workers, farmworkers and Dreamers like Maria.
Congress now has a historic opportunity to fix our failed immigration system — to build a pathway to citizenship for TPS holders, essential workers, farmworkers...
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Champions of Reform
Advocates Pushing For Commonsense Reform
These supporters of immigration reform know America is stronger when everyone has the opportunity to contribute.
Dick Durbin
Illinois SenatorAndres Gomez
Year Up
“We have 11 million people in this country that need a pathway to citizenship.”
Dick Durbin
Illinois Senator
“Dreamers are vital to so many parts of our country, and our economy. Congress needs to pass legislation to ensure that Dreamers can continue working and giving back.”
Andres Gomez
Year Up
