National Association of Homebuilders Endorses the Dignity Act

Washington D.C- This week, the National Association of Homebuilders officially endorsed the Dignity Act of 2025 (H.R. 4393), a landmark effort to address our nation's broken immigration system. This historic bill is the first meaningful bipartisan immigration solution proposed by Congress in decades.

Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar has been a leading voice on both the housing affordability and immigration challenges. The Dignity Act addresses these issues by ensuring builders have the workforce needed to increase housing supply for American families.

"I want to thank the National Association of Homebuilders for their endorsement," said Rep. Salazar. "With home prices out of reach for many Americans due to labor shortages, this bill aims to secure the border while creating earned opportunities for long-term immigrants. It's about accountability and providing a clear path toward stability-no amnesty, just responsibility."

"The DIGNITY Act is a practical and balanced solution to one of our nation's most complex challenges-comprehensive immigration reform. The bill's approach to addressing this issue pairs robust enforcement measures to curb illegal immigration with a fair and responsible pathway to permanent work authorization for certain undocumented workers," said the National Association of Homebuilders. "At a time of endemic labor shortages, home builders are acutely aware of the critical role immigrant labor plays in growing America's housing supply. The DIGNITY Act acknowledges these realities while also emphasizing accountability, workforce development, and respect for the rule of law. The bill's focus on domestic workforce training ensures."

BACKGROUND AND MORE INFORMATION:

In July, Rep. Salazar and Escobar led a bipartisan group of representativesin introducing H.R. 4393, the Dignity Act of 2025. Specifically, this bill secures the border once and for all, reforms our broken asylum system, strengthens support for border communities, and solves the immigration crisis we are currently facing.

The bill stops illegal immigration once and for all. To address those currently in the United States, the bill establishes a seven-year Dignity Program. The program protects eligible undocumented immigrants from deportation. It gives them the opportunity to work, travel, and come out of the shadows, as long as they maintain good conduct and make restitution payments to the American taxpayer. While we are a nation of laws, we have also historically been a nation of second chances. This provides the undocumented living in the shadows a second chance to get right with the law.

Additionally, the bill solves critical labor shortages across industries. It addresses longstanding backlogs and inefficiencies in our legal immigration process, giving U.S. employers the ability to fill the millions of job vacancies that remain open. If the U.S. economy cannot grow and prosper, the American Dream could be out of reach for future generations.

The Dignity Act prioritizes American workers and our national security every step of the way, both through the establishment of the American Worker Fund to retrain American workers to meet the needs of a changing economy, and through the resources that are provided for border security and law enforcement to keep our communities safe. All of this will be fully funded through fees on immigrants and restitution payments made by participants in the Dignity program, at no expense to the American taxpayer.

The National Association of Homebuilders is joining a growing list of supporting business associations and stakeholders, including:

Dignity Act of 2025 Endorsements: A-1 Global Holdings, American Business Immigration Council (ABIC), American Legion, Americans for Prosperity, American Seniors Housing Association, Asian American Christian Collaborative, Bethel Consulting Group LLC, Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, Critical Labor Coalition, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, Essential Workers Immigration Coalition (EWIC), Evangelical Immigration Table, FWD.us, IEEE-USA (Institute of Electrical Electronics Engineers), Improve the Dream, Mason Contractors Association of America (MCAA), MIRA USA, National Association of Evangelicals, National Association of Home Builders, National Association of Landscape Professionals, National Council of Chain Restaurants, National Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, National Immigration Forum, National Latino Evangelical Coalition, National Retail Federation, Nisei Farmers League, Niskanen Center, Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA), Power & Communication Contractors Association (PCCA), Power Design, President's Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, Repatriate our Patriots, Secure Growth Initiative, Small Business Majority, State Business Executives, Tile Roofing Industry Alliance (TRIA), Third Way, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, U.S. for Success Coalition, United States Hispanic Business Council, WERC, World Relief.

RESOURCES:

One-pager on the Dignity Act, click here.

Detailed summary of the Dignity Act, click here.

Section-by-section breakdown of the Dignity Act, click here.

For the media kit, click here.

Full text of the bill, click here.