While we wait for the Senate parliamentiarian’s decision, know that I will keep doing everything I can to protect #Dreamers and reform our broken #immigration process. #HomeIsHere
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"When my family won the DV lottery, I was too young to fully understand the gravity of that moment. Still, I knew it was a big deal. Families like ours cannot immigrate using common channels... For us, the DV was the only pathway to immigrate"
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Former Pres. Trump's ban on travel from majority-Muslim countries led to people's visas getting canceled or denied. Although Biden rescinded the ban, it's not enough for some Iranians who were Georgia-bound. https://t.co/PCB7QHEtvs
🚨BREAKING: The Senate's budget resolution text is out & it includes $107 billion to create a pathway to citizenship for millions of DACA recipients, TPS holders, farm workers & essential workers.
This is our moment to win CITIZENSHIP. NOW.
#WeAreHome
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The diversity visa program is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for immigrants seeking to build a future in the United States.
If you or a friend or family member are a current or past diversity visa recipient, share your story with us: https://t.co/S0ccRS4Sqi
"We are not just case numbers. We are people. … This is our only chance for a better future."
The Diversity Visa program was targeted by former President Trump in 2017 — but applicants remain in limbo under the new administration. https://t.co/4DdRH2HrQf
"Diversity visa applicants could miss a once-in-a-lifetime chance… The government has to process their applications by a September 30 deadline; otherwise, they lose their spot. And they likely won’t win the lottery again,” @nicolenarea for @VoxDotCom
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Who would have thought Biden, a Democrat, will preside over one of the biggest cuts in legal immigration by wasting 100k GCs. No one is talking about it. Glad Washington Post is covering this issue & grateful David writing about it. Great article. Waiting to be published.
*NEW* @FWDus Blog: Diversity Visas Lost to Travel Bans—Priority Bill Spotlight
Tens of thousands of diversity visa winners may lose their once-in-a-lifetime chance to immigrate to the U.S. unless Congress acts.
https://t.co/UzPJZUceZF
Trump & his Muslim ban are gone, but the damaging impact lingers on for many. This includes all those selected for Diversity Visas.
But what is a Diversity Visa? Why were recipients blocked by the ban? And what is Congress doing?
Learn this and more ⬇️ https://t.co/LmQFMpY7SG