Thread by @RAICESTEXAS

🧵THREAD: TPS for Venezuelans

Any action to provide relief by the Biden admin is a welcome gesture that'll improve the lives of thousands of immigrants living in the U.S.

This shows us an admin willing to use Executive Action to provide relief to the immigrant community.

With this, we are aware that other countries are in dire need of TPS.

People from places such as Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala are unable to return, and require Executive relief as well.

And while TPS would be a huge boost to the lives of many immigrants, we must also seek permanent solutions for immigrants already in the U.S.

We demand that Congress take action immediately and provide permanent protection for TPS recipients.

We would also like to point out that while, we’re glad Venezuelans are receiving relief in the form of TPS, it must not be forgotten that the U.S. is a destabilizing force in Venezuela, and around the world. thenation.com/article/archiv…

Because of U.S. intervention, & the free reigns of U.S. corps in places like Mexico, Guatemala, & other countries, people are forced to flee their homes & migrate to the U.S.

If the U.S. cared about immigrants at the border, it wouldn't create conditions for them to migrate.

What is worse, is that climate change is forcing people to migrate. Damage that has been caused will take generations to reverse.

The US government and corporations are some of the biggest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions.
nationalgeographic.com/environment/ar…

So yes, TPS for Venezuelans is good.

AND the Biden Administration must extend relief to other countries it has harmed, and use all of the Executive power it has to improve the lives of immigrants currently in the US.

We'd like to see TPS for places like the Bahamas, Cameroon, Haiti, Honduras, Guinea, Mauritania, amongst others Black and indigenous countries.

@JoeBiden and his Administration has shown us that they can do it.