💡NEW data from @amprog’s @NSvajlenka highlights the contributions of #undocumented essential workers across sectors including health care, food supply, construction, and the care economy.
americanprogress.org/issues/immigra…
An estimated 5 million undocumented immigrants are serving as essential workers, placing themselves at great risk to help keep the country safe and running.

These individuals and their families must be provided a pathway to citizenship as we begin to rebuild and recover.
An estimated 346,000 undocumented immigrants are working as health care providers or in roles that are necessary to keep hospitals, offices, and labs running smoothly.

These individuals are family members to 103,000 undocumented spouses and children.
🏡🏡These households pay $5.1 billion in federal taxes and $2.6 billion in state & local taxes.

They contribute $1 billion in payroll taxes & pay $2 billion in mortgages payments annually.
Undocumented immigrants working in the food supply chain are family to 619,000 undocumented spouses and children.

These families have been some of the hardest hit by the #coronavirus.
Undocumented immigrants working in the food supply chain pay $13.3 billion in federal tax contributions and $7.8 billion in state and local taxes.

These households hold $60.6 billion in spending power.
Despite not being able to access services such as Social Security and Medicare themselves, these workers’ employers contribute $3.5 billion in payroll taxes annually.
🚧🏗️Nearly 1.6 million undocumented immigrants are working in construction.

These individuals are building & maintaining critical infrastructure projects, such as those needed to expand the country’s increased need for both health care and reliable internet access.
🏠🏠Undocumented immigrants working in construction are also family to 681,000 undocumented spouses and children.

They pay $12.9 billion federal taxes and hold $60.7 billion in spending power.
142,000 immigrants are members of the care economy as child care workers, personal care aides, & home health aides.

They provide essential services to the elderly, people with disabilities, and children, often allowing other family members to return or remain in the workforce.
In addition, an estimated 162,000 undocumented immigrants are working in households as cleaners and housekeepers.
Domestic workers, regardless of immigration status, have been hit extremely hard by the pandemic.

A @domesticworkers survey found that more than 90% of cleaners, nannies, and home care workers lost work due to the coronavirus early in the pandemic.
bit.ly/3oKXdKh
🏡🏡Undocumented immigrants working as care providers are family to 46,500 undocumented spouses and minor children.

These households hold $8.4 billion in spending power and contribute $2.5 billion in federal taxes annually.
We must care for those who have risked their lives in caring for our communities.

Congress must utilize all legislative tools necessary to ensure a pathway to citizenship for undocumented essential workers and their families, Dreamers, and #TPS holders.

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19 Oct 20
Since 2015, #TPS has provided work authorization & protection from deportation to approximately 14,800 Nepali individuals.

NEW survey by @adhikaar @TomWongPHD @silvamathema highlights the significant gains & contributions of Nepali TPS holders ⬇️⬇️
americanprogress.org/issues/immigra…
Last month, the 9th circuit reversed the Ramos v Nielsen decision, allowing the Trump administration to move forward in terminating #TPS protections.

#TPS holders face an uncertain future and must have permanent legal protection. #BeyondTemporary
45.9% of respondents with children reported thinking about how losing #TPS would mean not being able to see their children grow up. #FamiliesBelongTogether

This increases significantly, to 66.1%, among those with U.S.-citizen children.
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18 Mar 20
📣NEW: In order to save lives & flatten the curve of #COVID19, federal immigration officials should follow local law enforcement leaders adopting smart criminal justice policies to preserve public health.
americanprogress.org/?p=481865
Federal immigration officials should:
▶️Issue a formal statement prohibiting certain enforcement actions
▶️Reduce immigration arrests & focus exclusively on significant threats to public safety
▶️Release vulnerable & low-risk detainees from custody
In recent weeks, local jurisdictions have taken important steps to prevent the spread of the #Coronavirus in prisons and jails.

In Cuyahoga County, Ohio law enforcement officials have adopted several policies to decrease the local jail population.
Read 8 tweets
11 Jun 19
📢 TODAY: More than 120 organizations urge the U.S. Senate to oppose the nomination of Ken Cuccinelli to serve as USCIS Director: americanprogress.org/press/release/…
The letter lists many examples of Cuccinelli’s anti-immigrant policies and rhetoric dating back to his 2005 support of a bill in the Virginia legislature that would have banned undocumented immigrants from enrolling in state colleges. bit.ly/2IFhy0C
Cuccinelli also introduced a bill in the Virginia Senate which would have allowed employers to fire any employee who doesn’t speak English and make that worker ineligible for unemployment benefits. bit.ly/2IxLXxR
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20 Jun 18
President Trump just signed an EO announcing the “end” to family separation. Make no mistake this “solution” is actually to jail families indefinitely. @PWolgin breaks down why family jails are not the solution to #KeepFamiliesTogether #EndFamilyDetention americanprogress.org/?p=452571
Republicans in Congress have proposed a number of bills that would equally incarcerate children, indefinitely, alongside their parents. However, family incarceration is not only expensive, inhumane, and highly traumatic for children, but it’s also completely unnecessary.
The government can ensure that asylum seekers show up for court hearings and comply with the process by using proven alternatives to detention. #EndFamilyDetention
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