SECTION I. The Massachusetts General Laws are hereby amended by inserting the following new chapter:

State Immigration Processing & Waiver Act

An Act to Improve Public Safety and Security

SECTION II. – PURPOSE

The complex variety of problems relating to immigration, processing of new immigrants, and various clearances relating to residence, employment, and a variety of legal issues, has grown in recent years. – Federal Policy of The United States Government, has become increasingly confusing, and frustrating to state policy, employers, and local communities, further confusing, and complicating state, and local community services, and communities.

Thus, this legislation authorizes exploration by the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS), of establishing a:

Commonwealth of Massachusetts – State Immigration Processing & Waiver Office

SECTION III. – PURPOSES OF STATE IMMIGRATION PROCESSING & WAIVER OFFICE

A Pilot Program, is authorized to be established by the EOPSS, to develop a database of legal visitors, and residents; and to explore relevant Status Guidelines for all non-citizen entrants to The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

This Pilot Program, shall explore the creation of Employer Sponsorship Agreements (ESAs), by which Massachusetts based employers, needing appropriately credentialed, or standard capable employees, may offer such positions, through the State Immigration Processing Services (SIPS).

As this Pilot Program, develops, it shall explore, with Federal authorities, how Commonwealth of Massachusetts Law Enforcement, might assume state jurisdiction of immigrant screening; of some number of employable non-citizen individuals; with possible Federal reimbursement.

In setting forth these standards, it is hoped that a pathway, for stabilization of immigrant lives, and families, and our state economy, might be accomplished for some number of individuals in Massachusetts.