Gallego Unveils Sweeping Immigration Plan Focused on Border Security, Economic Growth

Arizona senator’s five-point proposal aims to balance enforcement with compassion, offering pathways to citizenship and boosting border resources.

Washington — Sen. Ruben Gallego on Monday unveiled a comprehensive immigration reform plan aimed at securing the southern border while modernizing the nation’s immigration system to meet labor needs and protect vulnerable communities.

Titled “Securing the Border and Fueling Economic Security,” the 22-page proposal outlines a five-pillar strategy that includes border security, asylum system reform, expanded legal immigration pathways, regularization of undocumented residents, and efforts to address the root causes of migration.

“We don’t have to choose between border security and immigration reform. We can and should do both,” said Gallego, a Democrat from Arizona and U.S. Marine veteran who sits on the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.