Florida Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar’s (R) DIGNITY Act of 2025 (H.R. 4393) has secured 35 cosponsors, with 4 recently agreeing to sign on to the bill, aiming to modernize the U.S. immigration system.
"This moment demands action, and I’m encouraged to see growing support from my colleagues in Congress,” said Rep. Salazar in a press conference.
“The DIGNITY Act modernizes our immigration system so enforcement is effective, targeted, and consistent with our values," she explained. "It fixes what isn’t working, refocuses ICE on real threats, and establishes a tough, earned process for hard-working people who have lived here and contributed. It is not citizenship. It is not amnesty. It is dignity."
The Florida Republican has praised the DIGNITY Act as the only serious immigration reform proposal before Congress that intends to fully fix the U.S. immigration system and directly address the presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in states like Minnesota and California.
Aside from enlisting new cosponsors, Salazar’s bill has secured over 60 endorsements from national stakeholder groups. These groups represent employers, veterans, faith leaders, farmers, small businesses, construction industries, higher education organizations, community leaders, and immigrant-serving organizations.
The bill specifically pushes for a bipartisan solution for the U.S.’s antiquated and murky immigration laws by:
- Codifying and strengthening border security by increasing personnel, enforcing mandatory E-Verify, and restoring real operational control.
- Protecting American workers by ending illegal labor practices and establishing the American Worker Fund to retrain and upskill U.S. workers for higher-paying jobs.
- Modernizing enforcement and accountability through the Dignity Program, a strict, earned process requiring long-term undocumented individuals with clean records to pass background checks, pay restitution, and earn legal status without citizenship or amnesty.
- Supporting American businesses by addressing labor shortages, boosting productivity, and providing a lawful, reliable workforce.
The four members of Congress who have newly cosponsored the bill are:
- Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY)
- Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
- Rep. Neal Dunn (R-FL)
- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)
Salazar’s Dignity Act is nothing short of a betrayal to the Trump administration and to the millions of immigrants who are now legal residents and in some cases, proud US citizens. It is also sending the wrong message all over the world, take the illegal shortcut and eventually, you will obtain a pardon. To claim that illegal immigrants already here are NOT criminals is plain wrong. The moment you cross the border in an illegal manner, you broke our laws. You worked, you took a job that belonged to a legal citizen. Your kids went to school, that’s our tax dollars. You went to the hospital, that was our tax dollars, etc. You did not contribute to our country’s progress. You made the wrong decision and you must face the consequences. You have not being properly vetted. Our country does not know your mental, criminal, academic or social background to enable us to determine if you will be an asset or another social benefits leech. Salazar is a disgrace! My family, friends and myself will not support her or her back-stabbing ways. This must be stopped now. Drain the swamp!