WASHINGTON, May 5, 2022 (AFP) – Several US congressmen urged President Joe Biden to use his “legal authority” to protect illegal immigrants who came to the country as children (“Dreamers”) who enjoy Temporary Protection Status. TSP) and other immigrants – announced Wednesday night (4).
Democratic Senators Bob Menéndez, Catherine Cortez Masto, Ben Ray Luján and Alex Padilla met with President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and senior White House officials.
They concluded by saying, “We have a responsibility to fix our damaged immigration system,” and again, “We ask the government to use its current legal authority to protect ‘Dreamers’ (dreamers), Hilltoppers (those with TPS), and working immigrant families who have lived and contributed to our country for decades.” .
TPS is a renewable program that prevents deportation and provides access to a work permit for foreign nationals who are unable to return safely to their countries, while some of the Dreamers may join the English abbreviation Deferred Action Program for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). this delays his deportation – but not all.
Members of Congress complain that “the majority of Republicans in Congress refuse to work in good faith with the Democrats to find a solution.”
Since coming to the White House, the American president has supported the naturalization path for many immigrants, but has been met with opposition from Congress, primarily from Republicans.
“We must exercise common sense with border security measures and provide protection now to working immigrant families,” these congressmen argue days before the repeal of Title 42, which was activated during the pandemic, when nearly all immigrants in the country were deported. . border with Mexico.
source: Noticias
