Policy for Humane and Effective Immigration Reform
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Implementing Humane and Effective Border Security
We need a border that is secure, orderly, and humane. It is time to stop the political stunts and invest in real solutions that prioritize both national security and human dignity.
- Smart Security Investments: We must invest in real technology and personnel at our ports of entry to effectively stop human trafficking and process legal claims faster.
- Fair Legal Pathways: We support expanding legal pathways for work and asylum, alongside investing in efficient and fair immigration courts to significantly reduce case backlogs.
- Reference: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Fostering Local Safety and Community Trust
Public safety fundamentally depends on trust between residents and local institutions. When people fear that reporting a crime could lead to immigration enforcement, our communities become less safe.
- Separating Police and Immigration: We must keep local policing separate from federal immigration enforcement, allowing local law enforcement to focus strictly on protecting residents rather than acting as federal agents.
- Protecting Victims: We will enact policies that protect community members who report crimes or seek help, ensuring everyone feels safe approaching authorities and building strong partnerships.
- Reference: U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
Driving Economic Growth and Workforce Integration
Immigrants are the backbone of our local construction and service industries, contributing significantly to the economy through sales taxes, property taxes, and vital labor.
- Protecting Dreamers: We strongly advocate for policies that protect Dreamers who have lived, worked, and gone to school in Tarrant County for years, keeping families together.
- Strengthening Worker Protections: We will enforce fair labor standards across all industries to prevent bad actors from exploiting cheap labor and undercutting wages, ensuring a level playing field for Texas businesses and legal workers.
- Reference: U.S. Chamber of Commerce – Immigration
Rejecting Fear and Advancing Pragmatic Solutions
For too long, immigration has been used as a political wedge driven by fear rather than addressed through practical solutions. To achieve meaningful reform, it is an absolute necessity to work with whoever is focused on problems, not politics, in Texas communities.
- Facts Over Fear: We will champion evidence-based policymaking grounded in economic and social research, actively rejecting fear-based misinformation and rhetoric.
- Community Integration: We will promote policies that expand access to legal resources for immigrant families and help them fully participate in civic and economic life.
- Reference: Migration Policy Institute (MPI)