Immigration particulars

Amid news that the Senate is postponing action on comprehensive immigration reform until June, here is a summation of the bill's major points.
From www.workpermit.com:


Some Key Points of the Senate Proposal:
Current Illegal Immigrants
• only people who arrived before 01 January 2007 are eligible to stay
• a path toward legalization for illegal immigrants
• both a "Y" and a "Z" visa are proposed
• family relations will become less important in determining visas
• a points-based system will be developed to attract immigrants by skills
• minors brought into the U.S. who are still under 30 eligible for green cards in 3 years instead of 8
Border Security
• 18,000 new border patrol agents
• additional 200 miles of vehicle barriers and 370 miles of wall along U.S.-Mexico border
• 70 new ground-based radar and camera towers along the southern border
• undetermined number of new ground-based radar and camera towers along other borders
• deploy four unmanned aerial vehicles and supporting systems
• provide for detaining up to 27,500 illegals per day on an annual basis
Workplace Enforcement
• secure and effective identification tools to prevent unauthorized work
• require employers to electronically verify legal eligibility of new employees
• increase penalties for unlawful hiring, employment and record keeping violations
Future Immigrants
• Spouses and minor children of U.S. citizens and permanent residents would be eligible for green cards based purely on their family connections, but other relatives such as adult children and siblings would not.
• 380,000 visas a year would be awarded based on a point system; scores would depend on about 50% employment criteria, 25% education, 15% on English proficiency and 10% on family connections
• new limits to U.S. citizens seeking to bring foreign-born parents into the country
• visas for parents of U.S. citizens would be capped annually at 40,000
• visas for spouses and children would be capped annually at 87,000