Reps. Luis V. Gutierrez, D-Ill., and Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., introduced an immigration reform bill March 22, which they and a bipartisan group of co-sponsors say should see action before summer. The package includes a guest worker program that would allow new workers and current qualifying "undocumented workers" to stay in the United States and work for up to six years as long as they were not taking jobs from U.S. workers.
The Security Through Regularized Immigration and a Vibrant Economy Act of 2007 would allow those who qualify to get three-year visas that could be renewed for another three-year stay. Those seeking green cards, a precursor to citizenship, would have to leave and return legally through a port of entry. The bill mirrors Senate action that failed to pass during the last session.
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