Border Security and Immigration Reform Act

# Summary of Immigration and Voter Registration Legislation This document presents a comprehensive legislative package containing two major components: ## 1. Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2024 This bill establishes a "Blue Card" program for agricultural workers with the following key features: - **Eligibility Requirements**: - Must have completed "qualified work" (575 hours or 100 work days in agricultural employment during the 2-year period ending on enactment date) - Must pass national security and law enforcement background checks - Must pay required processing fees and penalties - **Blue Card Status**: - Provides temporary legal status for agricultural workers - Allows employment authorization, travel outside U.S. (with limitations), and consideration as lawfully present - Requires continuous presence in U.S. (with limited exceptions) - Includes conditions: must maintain employment, pay taxes, and comply with other requirements - **Path to Permanent Residency**: - After 5 years of qualifying employment (100 work days/year for 5 years or 150 work days/year for 3 years) - Requires payment of $400 fine - Includes provisions for spouses and children to receive permanent residency - Numerical limitations do not apply - **Employer Protections**: - Requires employers to provide annual employment records - Provides protection from civil/criminal liability for providing employment records in support of Blue Card applications - Allows continued employment of applicants during adjudication ## 2. SAVE Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act) This component amends the National Voter Registration Act to ensure only U.S. citizens can register to vote: - **Documentary Proof of Citizenship**: - Defines acceptable forms (passports, birth certificates, military IDs, etc.) - Requires presentation of such proof with voter registration applications - **Registration Requirements**: - States must require documentary proof of citizenship for all voter registration applications - Establishes processes for applicants without documentary proof (affidavits, verification) - Requires states to remove non-citizens from voter rolls when verified - **Verification Systems**: - Authorizes states to use Department of Homeland Security's SAVE system - Requires federal agencies to share citizenship information with states - Requires states to establish programs to verify citizenship status - **Enforcement**: - Creates criminal penalties for knowingly registering non-citizens - Requires election officials to verify citizenship information The document also includes provisions for correction of Social Security records, definitions, and administrative requirements for implementation.