KCCJ presents a few key principles relating to immigration and a humane response to immigrants. This is not an exhaustive list.
1. Children should not be punished. Basic needs of food, education housing and health care should not be denied.
2. Maintain the family unit.
3. Policies should foster an environment of cooperation and trust between immigrants and the professionals whose services they seek, i.e. doctors, social workers, etc.
4. Government actions should ensure that harassment or discrimination does not occur.
5. All groups having undocumented persons should be addressed similarly. There should not be over-representation of undocumented persons from any one country.
6. There should not be any abusive behavior by law enforcement agencies. Likewise, enforcement personnel should be treated with respect and dignity.
7. Enforcement resources should be allocated equitability without regard to the means of entry, be that illegal border crossings or visa over-stays.
8. The U.S. immigration problem is often the result of other country's immigration problems. The U.S. should work collaboratively with other nations to assist them in developing economic opportunities and humane reforms in order to strategically resolve the issues.
9. Those immigrants, who are in the U.S. legally but are not citizens, should not have sanctions imposed upon them or be denied benefits.
