@Carlos_E_Espina@Xmarksthespot35 Yes and some people dont have the time to wait either. Dreamers and DACA are in their 30s and 40s. Immigrants that left their countries have not seen their families in decades.
@saulRayos7@marianalesandra That being said I hope Im wrong and a path to citizenship happens sooner than later . But if it doesnt we must also support a reform that protects immigrants even if a path to citizenship is not included yet. This is the floor not the ceiling
@saulRayos7@marianalesandra I agree Saul. A path to citizenship for most immigrants in the country is a long shot. It’s better to help as many people as we can ASAP. Theres Dreamers in their 30s that did not qualify for DACA, parents who have not seen their parents or children in decades. We cant wait
@Carlos_E_Espina Im sure if congress agreed and guaranteed that they would grant citizenship for everyone Carlos would support it. But would these activists/ONG do the same if a guaranteed path for permanent residency without voting was presented? This is just the floor, not the ceiling.
@RepMonicaDLC, sign the Dream and Promise Act discharge petition and ask your colleagues to move toward bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform through the Trump Act of 2027.
@Arosaflores@TIME Yes and some people dont have the time to wait either. Dreamers and DACA are in their 30s and 40s. Immigrants that left their countries have not seen their families in decades.
@Carlos_E_Espina The problem is that we try to solve this with an all or nothing approach. Thats why for the past 40 years we ended up with nothing; Instead of having a bit of progress in between.
@Carlos_E_Espina Question for everyone. Lets say they grant full citizenship for a VERY few immigrants. Does that solve the immigration crisis? Is that better than passing a permanent status (without voting rights) for a MUCH LARGER number of people?
@Carlos_E_Espina@Xmarksthespot35 This is the start. Black Americans did not get everything right away after emancipation. They still had to deal with legal suppression, Jim Crow laws, etc. They had to fight and fight and it wasnt until many decades after that we had the first Black president.