NEW YORK, United States (CMC)\u00a0\u2014\u00a0The\u00a0New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) has joined national partners in calling for United States Senate Majority Leader Charles \u201cChuck\u201d Schumer to include a roadmap to citizenship for millions of immigrants, including Caribbean nationals.<\/p>\n
The US House of Representatives last Friday passed the US$1.75 trillion Build Back Better reconciliation package.<\/p>\n
NYIC, which is a coalition of over 200 immigrant groups in New York, said the House’s spending plan includes immigration provisions that would grant temporary and time-limited immigration and work benefits to immigrants who entered the country before 2011 but would not provide any roadmap to citizenship.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is yet another blow to immigrant communities, who need and deserve more than the temporary solutions and half-measures offered by House Democrats,\u201d NYIC’S executive director, Murad Awawdeh told the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC).<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s time for Senate Majority Leader Schumer to use his power and deliver on the promises he and President Biden made to immigrant communities.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe can’t afford to wait any longer, and we won’t accept the scraps of a makeshift stopgap as a solution because we know all too well the human costs of deferring a real, lasting and permanent solution.<\/p>\n
\u201cSenate Majority Leader Schumer has the power to build a better vision of our country and secure a true recovery,\u201d Awawdeh said, adding \u201cit’s time he and the Democratic caucus listened to the majority of the American people who support a roadmap to citizenship and ensure stability, safety, and opportunity for all of us who call America home\u201d.<\/p>\n
Last week, NYIC joined several immigrant rights advocates for an 11-mile march to highlight the need for a pathway to citizenship.<\/p>\n
Over the past few months, NYIC has held several activities to highlight the situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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