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House Democrats introduce bill providing citizenship to Dreamers
[ THEHILL] Lawmakers on Wednesday formally introduced legislation that would provide a path to citizenship for young people brought to the U.S. as children ahead of House Democrats’ plan to hold an "immigration week" later this month.The American Dream and Promise Act would allow the young people known as Dreamers, as well as others given temporary status when fleeing unrest in their home country, to apply for citizenship. "During the years of the Trump Administration, the vicious targeting of our most vulnerable immigrant communities cultivated a climate of apprehension, uncertainty, and fear. For far too long, Dreamers and others have waited in limbo and lived with the fear of being deported from the only country they know as home," Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.) the bill’s sponsor said in a statement. CA 40th District: The corrupt little cities of Vernon, Bellflower, Cudahy, .... Posted by: Fred 2021-03-04 |
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