While the birthright citizenship EO is expected to be stopped by courts, the thought of its possibility shows why policy like America’s Children Act is needed regardless of what happens.
Children lawfully raised and educated in America are Americans and deserve citizenship.
The immigration system in the U.S. allows for children of legal immigrants, who are contributing as skilled workers and small business owners, to be raised and educated and then kicked out.
@elonmusk, watch the @SenateBudget testimony of Laurens:
@immigrationgirl I am currently on an H1B visa, working as a teacher, and will be transitioning to a school psychologist role. I need to do internship next year. My priority date is February 2016. Do I need to update my H1B paperwork when I am intern?
Around 90% of children of long term visa holders are pursuing or have completed a STEM or health care degree.
Yet, they face being forced out of the country after being raised and educated in the U.S.
@realDonaldTrump Dear future President Trump! I am eagerly awaiting your actions regarding the justice for legal immigrants who have been waiting a long time for their green cards.
@anil_am22 They wanted to implement the same caste, region, and religion discrimination as India. Only few category people wanted to enjoy the richness and benefits.They are already citizens!All they want is attention and their own brand of psychotic bliss. They Dont care 100 yrs of waiting
@realDonaldTrump Future President Mr. Trump, will you ensure justice for legal immigrants who have been waiting for work permits or green cards for 20 years? The current government seems to favor illegal immigrants.
@KamalaHarris But have you ever considered Indian women who have been waiting for a green card for 19 years and are still living as slaves while stuck with family here?
A friendly reminder for @DHSgov that they can refer @TheJusticeDept and the Attorney General to redecide the BIA decision in Matter of Wang, which would allow many children who age out to retain their existing priority date.
Easy administrative lift backed by the Supreme Court.
I’m grateful that @POTUS has taken decisive action to keep families together, provide more stability to Dreamers, & strengthen our economy.
However, I'm sorry to see that this does not include relief for Documented Dreamers.
Read my full statement👇
@POTUS Dear POTUS,
You have not addressed the issue of legal immigrant children. I urge you to provide them with immediate employment authorization documents, particularly those who have been approved under I-140 for the past 5 years. Please take action to prevent their deportation.
Despite growing up in America, children of long-term visa holders often face deportation when they become adults due to the large green-card backlog. I joined a bipartisan group calling on the @whitehouse to take urgent action to protect over 250,000 Documented Dreamers.
“Until Congress can pass the bipartisan America’s Children Act, we need urgent action by the administration to prioritize this issue, which has bipartisan support from Congress and the general public, and clear economic benefit.”-@TheDipPatel
https://t.co/eHvDwz3Dnd
Imagine 10,000 children who are lawfully raised and educated in the United States being faced with the possibility of leaving the country every year.
That is currently happening to children of long term visa holders.
Time to #ImproveTheDream and pass America’s Children Act.
DACA is a critical lifeline for hundreds of thousands of young people who call America home, but live in uncertainty due to their immigration status.
12 years after DACA was announced, Dreamers still lack a pathway to citizenship.
We must act to protect them now.
In celebrating the 12 year DACA anniversary, I hope @POTUS and @WhiteHouse can recognize and rectify that thousands of children of legal immigrants who were left out for not being undocumented, have since been forced to leave the country. And others are still without an EAD.