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The Department of Homeland Securityis already preparing to implement immigration reform legislation, according to DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson.
“When reform legislation is enacted, DHS must be prepared to implement reform. So to prepare for this potential outcome, I have already directed the deputy director of homeland security to coordinate the process to ensure we are ready to implement the law,” Johnson said Friday at the Woodrow Wilson International Center, during his first major policy address since becoming DHS’s fourth secretary.
He praised the House Republicans recent statement of principles on immigration, calling them a “serious step forward” that “contains a lot to work with.”
“With both parties’ recognition that our immigration system is broken and needs to be fixed, this should not be an issue used in one way or another for political advantage,” Johnson said. “Rather we must look to find commonsense solutions to a problem we all know we have.”
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Jeh Johnson: DHS Already Preparing to Implement Immigration Reform