Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act ("McCain-Kennedy Bill," ) was an
immigration reform
Immigration reform is change to the current immigration policy of a country. In its strict definition, ''reform'' means "to change into an improved form or condition, by amending or removing faults or abuses". In the political sense, "immigration ...
bill introduced in the
United States Senate
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The composition and pow ...
on May 12, 2005 by Senators
John McCain and
Ted Kennedy
Edward Moore Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Massachusetts for almost 47 years, from 1962 until his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic ...
. It was the first of its kind since the early 2000s in incorporating
legalization
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,
guest worker program A guest worker program allows foreign workers to temporarily reside and work in a host country until a next round of workers is readily available to switch. Guest workers typically perform low or semi-skilled agricultural, industrial, or domesti ...
s, and
border
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enforcement components.
Legislation history
As
United States immigration debate
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unfolded in Congress and in the field during 2005 and 2006, the bill became a landmark legislation that was often referenced by most parties of the debate to indicate support or opposition to a certain kind of immigration reform that incorporated the three components. The bill was never voted on in the Senate. The
Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006
The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act (CIRA, ) was a United States Senate bill introduced in the 109th Congress (2005–2006) by Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PE) on April 7, 2006. Co-sponsors, who signed on the same day, were Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE), ...
and the
Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007
The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 (full name: Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Reform Act of 2007 ()) was a bill discussed in the 110th United States Congress that would have provided legal status and a path to ...
are two additional compromises based on the original McCain-Kennedy bill.
See also
*
Immigration
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* Immigration to the United States
References
External links
Thomas Summary
S. 1033at GovTrack.us
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Proposed legislation of the 109th United States Congress
United States proposed federal immigration and nationality legislation