Senate Joint Memorial No. 101 Summary

• Asserts the federal government has failed to secure the border, enforce immigration law uniformly, or provide an efficient guestworker system to meet labor demands.

• Cites an estimated 11.4 million people present in the United States without lawful status as of 2018, with approximately 2.4 million employed in agriculture, noting most are gainfully employed, pay taxes, and are critical to domestic economic production.

• Requests Congress and the President adopt targeted immigration reform including: effective external and internal border security with modern technology and e-verify processes; an effective guestworker program for agriculture, construction, hospitality, food processing, and other sectors with cyclical worker visas; and a process for currently employed undocumented persons to obtain work authorization or residency status without a citizenship pathway, provided they have no criminal history beyond immigration violations and pay an appropriate fine.

• Directs the Idaho Legislature to request that Idaho's congressional delegation advocate for and introduce federal legislation implementing the immigration reform principles outlined in this memorial.

• Authorizes the Senate Secretary to transmit copies of this memorial to the President, Congress leadership, and Idaho's congressional delegation.