Awarding citizenship to everyone who has been cleared by INS/ICE. Immigration candidates who obeyed our laws and followed rules should be rewarded quickly and well.

Those wishing to lawfully enter this country and sponsored by a relative should be given priority. My friend is due to graduate in a year college in Brazil. Her sister has lived here for five years and graduated UCF with a BA in Business Administration. The country needs translators, and my friend speaks five languages and translates for business English to Portuguese. We should make immigration and work visas easily obtainable for people of skill and education who are sponsored by relatives.

Many of the people we see working around our state day after day are people who are working for a better life. Maybe they are the children of someone who came earlier, or maybe they have children who want a chance to live the American dream. People who are working productively in our society should have a chance to move toward citizenship. We need to support the President's plans for immigration reform.

Millions of families have been affected by your inaction.It's time to correct that.

My mother emigrated from New Brunswick, Canada, to the US at 16 to help her parents and her 10 younger siblings. The US's Great Depression was starting to affect Canada, but her uncle had done well in the US as a barber and rental property owner. The new immigrants, and their children, many born in the US, are also helping their families and helping the US by taking the jobs even young Americans won't do.

Yes. I'm an immigrant, got my citizenship in 1965. I believe it will help other immigrants in becoming solid citizens, and getting even footing - to the American nation's benefit - in this ' land of opportunity.'

I am concerned about the safety and well-being of families which are at risk of being torn apart by the broken immigration system. By keeping families together, Congress can help immigrants to integrate quickly, invest in local communities, and support the U.S. economy as taxpayers and entrepreneurs.

Both Senator and the President have agreed on a set of guidelines for a bipartisan immigration reform. Now we have to push the Congress and the President to make this a reality.

I know quite a few of undocumented worker's who have tried endlessly to become US citizens, with hope for a better life.

America is a nation of immigrants. It is imperative that we advance educational opportunities for the children of undocumented parents, and who have grown up and continue to live in New York State. These children cannot be expected to live on the fringes of society because they lack the economic opportunities to advance their lives. Assistance with the costs of higher education through scholarship opportunities is essential to help the hard-working children of immigrants break the cycle of poverty and become vibrant members of an engaged and enlightened community. These opportunities will not only assist recipients, their families and ultimately their communities but will also help motivate children by giving them Hope. Investing in education for students with limited opportunities and resources is an investment in our future.

it is about the postponement of the american dream for those who come here to join the american way of life.

My family has waited 13 years and counting to come into the country, legally. And with retrogression, the backlog might only get longer. Millions of people, especially those of Mexico and the Phillipines, live in the hope of being reunited with family, and sometimes die in despair without their dream coming true. In his inaugural address, President Obama made it known that Immigration reform will be a priority for 2013, for the illegal immigrants. Powell Job's launched a website for undocumented immigrants, the Dream Act. But how about for those who have been seperated for months, years, or even decades due to immigration backlogs? The ones who have been patiently waiting to come into the country legally. Shouldn't waiting to get into the country legally be more rewarded? We need Immigration reform to unite families who have been forced to live apart for 5,10 or even 20 years due to backlogs! We need the government to focus on these individuals as well.