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"New Jersey's strength has always been in its diversity," [Jon Corzine] said at a press conference highlighting the immigration report. "And all it takes to tap into this resource is a fundamental change in how we work with the immigration population - the economy is clearly priority one, priority two and priority three."
"Recommendations cannot be accomplished without a comprehensive policy at the federal level, and driver's licenses for the undocumented is one of them," he said. "This is a tremendously important, but complex issue that cannot be resolved with piecemeal solutions at the state level absent of a comprehensive federal policy.""Comprehensive immigration reform is the only way we can level the playing field for all workers," said Esther Lopez, international director of civil rights and community action for the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. "Having legalization be part of a broader immigration reform, we can create an immigration system that works for the American worker."Key recommendations of the immigration panel include: * creation of a Commission on New Americans to oversee immigrant issues * the issuance of driver-te licenses for undocumented immigrants * development of an objective data collection standard for law enforcement * allowing in-state tuition rates for foreign-born New Jersey students * cultural competency guidelines that will enable the state to effectively communicate with those with limited English proficiency Corzine acknowledged some of the recommendations, but questioned others, noting that they were impractical and perhaps even unfathomable-particularly at the state level.See the full content of this document
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Corzine Reviews Immigration Panel Report
New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine received a comprehensive analysis regarding the Garden State's policies on immigration in April from an advisory panel he appointed nearly two years...
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