🚨BREAKING: The Senate passed the $1.9 trillion #AmericanRescuePlan, providing necessary relief to our communities—including 2.2 mil. more people in mixed-status families. Though we celebrate this victory, the bill once again unfairly excludes 9.3 mil. immigrants from relief. 1/ 
Rejecting @SenTedCruz’s effort to block stimulus checks for undocu immigrants is a big win for immigrant communities. 2.2 million additional families will now be included in relief.
This is the result of advocates who organized to ensure inclusion of ALL of our communities. 2/
This is the result of advocates who organized to ensure inclusion of ALL of our communities. 2/
We’ve said it before, but we’ll say it again: There is no COVID recovery without immigrants. EVERYONE, including immigrants, must have access to COVID relief, testing & vaccines. 3/
Undocumented immigrants pay taxes & 74% of undocumented immigrant workers have jobs deemed “essential.”
#ImmigrantsAreEssential & are moving the country forward, so why do we keep denying relief to frontline essential workers? 4/
#ImmigrantsAreEssential & are moving the country forward, so why do we keep denying relief to frontline essential workers? 4/
It’s exclusionary & harmful to leave some communities out of relief when we ALL are impacted by the virus.
Whether #COVIDRelief or healthcare for all — everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect. 5/
Whether #COVIDRelief or healthcare for all — everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect. 5/
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