Security - A CIR Principle

1)    Enhance our nation's security and safety with a sensible enforcement policy. Once comprehensive immigration reform has been passed, we must ensure there is a sensible enforcement strategy that keeps America safe. This means prioritizing enforcement actions to genuine threats; prosecution of unscrupulous employers who are exploiting vulnerable workers; and preventing exploitation of the immigration system by those who seek to do the country harm.  This strategy, however, must be coupled with vigorous enforcement of civil rights and labor and employment laws.  An effective strategy must not include continued use of local law enforcement agencies to enforce federal immigration law, indiscriminate worksite and neighborhood immigration raids. Border enforcement must reflect American values, prioritizing the safety and security of border communities and consulting with these communities in the process.