The Immigration Accountability Project is raising the alarm over a new bill that would provide amnesty to numerous illegal aliens and their criminal employers. Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA) introduced the Securing America’s Workforce Act of 2026 this past week. 

This bill is a total gravy train for open borders ideologues, corrupt corporate executives, and illegal aliens themselves. Despite the bill’s title, it does not in fact secure America’s workforce—it only secures the interests of those invested in perpetuating illegal immigration. 

According to IAP Action, the Securing America’s Workforce Act of 2026 has many different provisions that sell out American citizens and protect illegal alien criminals, including:

  • Granting amnesty to illegal aliens present in the United States as of May 31, 2026, who meet minimal agricultural work history requirements;
  • Granting amnesty to lawbreaking employers, protecting them from civil or criminal prosecution under Section 274A for previously hiring illegal aliens, so long as they cooperate with the alien’s amnesty application;
  • Expanding the H-2A program into year-round industries, broadening the definition of “agricultural labor” to include sectors like meat and poultry slaughter, logging, aquaculture, and equine management;
  • Expanding H-2A certifications to up to three years, eliminating the requirement that employers annually test the domestic labor market;
  • Authorizing the State Department to waive in-person consular interviews for returning foreign workers and allowing staggered entry dates across a 180-day window on a single petition;
  • Capping year-over-year adjustments to the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) at a maximum 3.25% increase and freezing wages mid-contract, ensuring foreign labor remains artificially cheap;
  • Enforcing a mandatory 15-day deadline to adjudicate H-2A petitions, guaranteeing that overwhelmed adjudicators will rubber-stamp applications without thorough vetting.

This legislation does more than deny Americans justice after decades of unchecked illegal immigration. It actively puts American citizens at a disadvantage. By artificially keeping foreign labor cheap, it makes it even harder for American workers to compete for agricultural jobs. And by granting employers amnesty from prosecution, it places them above the law while encouraging future violations in pursuit of profit. 

What is at stake here is not just nuanced immigration policy. It is an attempt to permanently transform our country. Without laws determining who can enter and participate in our country, and punishment for those who disobey our laws, American sovereignty is completely undermined.

Supporters of open-border policies in both parties often defend proposals like this by arguing that industries such as agriculture have become dependent on illegal alien labor. While it is true that many illegal aliens work in these sectors, that reality does not justify granting amnesty.

The real solution is to restore a labor market that prioritizes American workers. Employers who have grown dependent on illegal labor should compete for American employees by offering wages and working conditions that attract them, rather than relying on an unauthorized workforce willing to work for less. Rewarding businesses with amnesty after years of violating immigration laws only reinforces the incentives that created the problem in the first place.

Texans for Strong Borders firmly opposes the Securing America’s Workforce Act of 2026 and all other attempts by the Washington establishment to grant amnesty to illegal aliens or their employers. America must defeat this harmful legislation if we are to save our nation.