In remarks addressed to the Migration Policy Institute, Customs and Border Patrol ("CBP") Commissioner Alan Bersin detailed recent accomplishments and future goals of the agency's enforcement efforts at the border. Refreshingly, he also indicated an understanding that immigration at root is a matter of labor markets and challenged the country to tackle the tough issues in order to enact comprehensive immigration reform. Commissioner Bersin identified three key elements that must be included for successful reform. First, he indicated that the Federal government must continue to take the responsibility to secure the borders. Second, a reform needs to implement responsibility and accountability from employers. Finally, he indicated that those currently here without status must be required to register, admit that they are present in violation of the law, pay a fine and back-taxes, and learn English to get started on the path to citizenship. Commissioner Bersin aptly concluded his remarks with a challenge to Congress to "move past the false debates and start focusing on the long term needs of our nation."
Read the CBP Commissioner's remarks in their entirety here.
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