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<td>"I understand the challenges and struggles facing new American families. I continue to lead and fight for comprehensive immigration reform in Congress, especially on the front to reunite our families. Reforming our nation’s broken immigration system in a fair and smart way makes sense for our communities, our businesses, and our security."<br />– Congressman Mike Honda</td>
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<h5 style="color: #663333; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Century Gothic', Arial, Helvetica;"><strong>PROVEN LEADERSHIP ON IMMIGRATION REFORM<br /></strong></h5>
There is no doubt that our current immigration system is broken. As a result, millions of individuals are forced to live in the shadows, rather than being able to openly support their families, communities, and nation at large. The backlog in employment-based visas prohibits highly-skilled foreign workers from helping Silicon Valley flourish. As Chair Emeritus and Immigration Taskforce Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Congressman Honda has championed the effort for comprehensive immigration reform since entering Congress in 2001.                                    Comprehensive immigration reform that creates a pathway to citizenship, allows businesses to remain competitive, and avoids mass deportation is not only humane, but is also fiscally responsible. It is estimated that any mass deportation plan for undocumented immigrants would cost our country’s GDP a whopping $2.6 trillion over the next 10 years. Conversely, by supporting comprehensive immigration reform, we could generate an additional $1.5 trillion in GDP over the next 10 years.</td>
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<h5 style="color: #663333; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Century Gothic', Arial, Helvetica;"><strong>FAMILY-FOCUSED REFORM</strong><b> | Reuniting Families Act</b></h5>
Mike is the author of the Reuniting Families Act (RFA), a bill that reduces the visa backlog for legal immigrants and promotes humane and timely reunification of immigrant families.  Our nation’s family-based immigration system has not been updated in 20 years, leaving nearly 4.5 million people stuck in perpetual waiting, which is both unproductive and inexcusable. RFA reduces the backlog for families trying to reunite with their loved ones by recapturing unused employment-based and family-sponsored visas that can be lost to bureaucratic delay. The bill also recognizes the sacrifices that certain World War II Filipino veterans made for this country by exempting their children from the numerical caps on visas, and eliminates discrimination in immigration law against same-sex, permanent partners and their families who are seeking to reunite. The Reuniting Families Act legislation is in line with American family values and with our nation’s need to grow our economy and save taxpayer money.</td>
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<h5 style="color: #663333; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Century Gothic', Arial, Helvetica;"><strong>HELPING SILICON VALLEY FLOURISH</strong><b> | Employment-Based Visas<br /></b></h5>
The presence of highly-skilled foreign-born workers whose abilities complement those of native-born workers creates job growth and new employment opportunities for American workers.  In order to continue to help Silicon Valley flourish, Mike supports opportunities for employment-based H1-B visa holders to remain in the U.S. by supporting a pathway to residency for them.  The international competitiveness of the U.S. depends on the contributions of highly-skilled professionals and workers from abroad for many decades to come.  Mike is also a proud co-sponsor of the Immigration Driving Entrepreneurship in America (IDEA) Act of 2011, which would allow employers to obtain green cards for highly-skilled, foreign-born, American-educated workers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) and would create a pathway to permanent residency.</td>
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<h5 style="color: #663333; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Century Gothic', Arial, Helvetica;"><strong>SAFEGUARDING THE AMERICAN DREAM</strong><b> | DREAM Act</b></h5>
Mike has been a leading champion for DREAM students—upstanding immigrant youths who were brought to the U.S. as children. In 2010, with 40% of DREAM Act beneficiaries identifying as Asian American and Pacific Islander, CAPAC Chair Honda worked steadfastly with other leaders in Congress to ensure the historic passage of the DREAM Act in the House. Since the DREAM Act failed in the Senate, Mike has continued to advocate on behalf of DREAM students to the highest levels of power, including President Obama and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano.</td>
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<h5 style="color: #663333; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Century Gothic', Arial, Helvetica;"><strong>EMPOWERING IMMIGRANT INTEGRATION | SUCCEED Act | Integration Grants<br /></strong></h5>
Throughout America's history, immigrants have built our infrastructure, fueled our economy through entrepreneurship, and made social and cultural contributions that enable us to better understand the rest of the world. To honor those contributions, Mike introduced the Strengthen and Unite Communities with Civics Education and English Development (SUCCEED) Act, a bill that will provide immigrant families access to critical assistance such as English language and civics education. The SUCCEED Act will help immigrant communities become a more integral part of the American fabric and maximize their social and economic contributions. When funding for immigrant integration grants was under attack by Republicans in 2011, Mike introduced an amendment on the House Floor to successfully strike language from the Homeland Security Appropriations bill that targeted the grants.</td>
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<h5 style="color: #663333; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Century Gothic', Arial, Helvetica;"><strong>PROTECTING OUR SMALL BUSINESSES AND FIRST-GENERATION AMERICANS | Opposing E-Verify<br /></strong></h5>
Mike has taken a firm stance against mandating E-Verify, the flawed employment eligibility verification system, on our businesses. Making E-Verify mandatory and permanent would adversely impact lawful foreign-born workers, who are 30 times more likely to receive an incorrect eligibility status.  Furthermore, these efforts would cost our small businesses over $2.6 billion to implement a system that has proven unreliable.  As a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, Mike continues to advocate for spending less funding on defective enforcement tools and more time on comprehensive reform.</td>
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