Last month, the White House and Congress unveiled the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 and the American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 in an effort to reform the immigration system and create a pathway to citizenship for undocumented people.
However, these policies fall short.
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However, these policies fall short.
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As PDs in the Bronx, we know that immigration & criminalization are deeply entangled.
The current draft of the USCA & the American Dream & Promise Act include broad criminalization barriers that would rely on local police & place ppl at increased harm & risk of deportation.
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The current draft of the USCA & the American Dream & Promise Act include broad criminalization barriers that would rely on local police & place ppl at increased harm & risk of deportation.
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If the goals of these bills are to truly ensure family unity and stability, then criminalization should *not* be the primary tool of our immigration policy.
Let's abandon the "Felons, Not Families" rhetoric that led to the deportation of three million people.
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Let's abandon the "Felons, Not Families" rhetoric that led to the deportation of three million people.
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We urge Congress to remove the criminalization bars from both the USCA and the American Dream and Promise Act. We need to protect the rights of "all* immigrants.
Read our full statement on our website and attached below. bronxdefenders.org/bronx-defender…
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Read our full statement on our website and attached below. bronxdefenders.org/bronx-defender…
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