“I’m encouraged that there has been a comprehensive
immigration reform bill proposed again,” he said. Worsley, who has heavily
emphasized his more moderate approach to immigration reform, said he is happy
that the work is being done “in the right place – in Washington.” But he said
the issue of citizenship for those who are already in the country illegally is
“still the sticky wicket.” “I’m not opposed, for the young people that came here
as children, to a citizenship pathway for them. But our view has always been
that those who entered the United States without lawful authority should go to
the back of the line,” he said. The citizenship issue needs more discussion, but
Worsley said the undocumented immigrants he personally knows are more concerned
about staying in the US legally than acquiring citizenship. “I’m just excited
that Washington has got the political will now to deal with this... so we can
start to bring people that share our values into our party,” he
said.
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