AJR 37 Summary

• Urges Congress and the President to adopt comprehensive immigration reform based on specified principles to repair the nation's broken immigration system

• Calls for providing legal status with a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants currently working and living in the United States, including provisions from the AgJOBS Act and DREAM Act

• Emphasizes that immigrants constitute nearly half of California's population and contribute significantly to state economies, with studies projecting legalizing undocumented immigrants would generate $1.5 trillion in GDP growth nationally over 10 years and $16 billion for California

• Advocates for reform including modernized visa programs to keep families together, protection of workers' rights, targeted enforcement against violators, immigrant integration programs, and due process rights

• Directs the Assembly Chief Clerk to transmit the resolution to the President, Vice President, House Speaker, and all California members of Congress