User:Hr4321/Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity Act of 2009/Draft

Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity (CIR ASAP) Act of 2009 is the name for House Bill H.R. 4321 which was introduced in the US House of Representatives by Representative Solomon Ortiz (D-TX)on December 15, 2009 although its main author is Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-Il). Although generally characterized as an amnesty bill to legalize the estimated 12-18 million illegal aliens currently residing in the US, the vast majority of its 600+ provisions have little or nothing to do with amnesty. The bill, already labeled as "radical" by Republican and Democratic members of Congress alike, is controversial not just for its provisions but for its timing as well. The CIR ASAP was introduced in the midst of a mid term election cycle where all seats of the House of Representatives and one third of the seats of the Senate will be up for election. Furthermore, the US is currently in a recession and the unemployment rate is hovering at around 15%. Opponents of the bill question whether the US can absorb 12-18 million newly legalized and employment authorized residents that would automatically be eligible for federal services and benefits would be good for the economy.

The bill's provisions are distributed throughout 619 sections under six titles.


 * Title I covers Border Security & Enforcement
 * Title II covers Employment Verification
 * Title III covers Visa Reforms
 * Title IV covers Earned Legalization of Undocumented Individuals
 * Title V covers Stregthening the US Economy & Workforce
 * Title VI covers Integration of New Americans