▁and ▁actions ▁have ▁never theless ▁also ▁called ▁for ▁policy ▁changes . ▁" Stand ards ▁for ▁imm igration ▁reform " ▁announced ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁by ▁Cong r essional ▁Republic ans ▁are ▁mostly ▁compatible ▁with ▁the ▁Ob ama ▁administration ' s ▁legisl ative ▁propos als , ▁except ▁that ▁the ▁Republic ans ▁favor ▁step - wise ▁implementation ▁( r ather ▁than ▁a ▁package ▁approach ) ▁with ▁border ▁security ▁and ▁interior ▁enfor cement ▁preceding ▁" paths " ▁to ▁legal ▁status . ▁Journal ist ▁and ▁imm igration ▁critic ▁Roy ▁Beck ▁supports ▁port ions ▁of ▁this ▁ag enda ▁involving ▁" imm igration ▁reduction ": ▁specifically ▁end ors ing ▁b ills ▁to ▁limit ▁family - sp ons ored ▁imm igration ▁to ▁sp ouses ▁and ▁children , ▁to ▁end ▁" b irth right ▁citizens hip ", ▁and ▁to ▁tight en ▁" inter ior ▁enfor cement " ▁and ▁employ er ▁ver ification ▁requirements . ▁Another ▁Ob ama ▁critic , ▁Congress man ▁Tom ▁Tan cre do , ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁" out sp oken " ▁advoc ate ▁" for ▁imm igration ▁reform " ▁in ▁the ▁sense ▁of ▁str ic ter ▁controls ▁on ▁illegal ▁entries ▁( though ▁he ▁also ▁att ends ▁natural ization ▁cer emon ies ▁to ▁support ▁new ▁citizens ▁" do ing ▁it ▁the ▁right ▁way "). ▁These ▁examples ▁are ▁indic ative ▁of ▁the ▁broad ▁spectrum ▁of ▁potential ▁and ▁proposed ▁changes ▁en comp ass ed ▁under ▁" imm igration ▁reform ." ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁U . S . ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁speaker ▁Paul