Americans for Immigration Reform (AIR) was founded by a diverse group of Americans concerned with the destructive measures being taken and considered regarding immigration and its impact on the business community, employees and consumers.

AIR has a sensible five part mission:

1. Securing our borders.

2. Creating an efficient, effective provisional worker program.

3. Creating a fast, reliable employment verification system.

4. Affirming employers’ accountability for hiring employees with legal status.

5. Developing a realistic policy for illegal immigrants who are already here.

Originally spearheaded by The Greater Houston Partnership, the primary advocate of Houston's business community dedicated to building economic prosperity, Americans for Immigration Reform is well along the road to building a broad national coalition. This coalition includes employers, professional associations, individuals, unions and other workers rights groups, minority groups, conservative/free market advocates, academics and many others. We represent the political right, middle and left. We care about only the issue at hand, not partisan advantage, political posturing or demagoguery.

To accomplish our goal of passing sensible reforms, Americans for Immigration reform will commission academic and market research, communicate with Congress, the Administration, the news media, voters and all citizens, while actively advocating the creation and passage of legislation. In short, we will provide the strategic and tactical leadership necessary to implement the critical change.