Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act (S. 1033)

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A series of articles on The U.S. Immigration Debate

Issues Illegal immigration Trafficking in human beings Labor shortage Terrorism U.S-Mexico Border NAFTA Visa caps

Proposed solutions DREAM Act Guest worker program H.R. 4437 (December 2005) S. 2611 (May 2006) Immigration reduction Free migration Legalization Jackson Lee (2005) McCain-Kennedy (2005) SKILL(2006) REAL ID(2005) Border Fence(2006)

Action 2006 protests

Organizations CCIR, NIF, FIRM, WAAA NCLR, LULAC FAIR, Minuteman Project, MCDC Cal. CIR, SOS CIS, NumbersUSA

Past laws Naturalization Act (1795) 14th Amendment (1868) Chinese Exclusion (1882) Gentlemen's Agreement of 1907 Asian Exclusion (1924) Bracero Program (1942-64) INS Act(1965) IRCA(1986) IIRIRA (1996)

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Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act (S. 1033) or the McCain-Kennedy Bill is a comprehensive immigration reform bill discussed in the United States Senate during the Summer of 2005, which was first of its kind since the early 2000s in incorporating legalization, guest worker programs, border enforcement components. As United States immigration debate unfolded in congress and in the field during 2005 and 2006, McCain-Kennedy 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. S. 2611 is considered a final compromise on the original McCain-Kennedy bill.

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The bill would have provided a temporary, 6-year H5A visa to undocumented immigrants and after they had paid back taxes, a fine and proved their English language knowledge, it would provide them with the opportunity to request permanent residency.

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