Thread by @NILC

🚨BREAKING: @JoaquinCastroTX, @RepTedLieu, @SenWarren & @SenAlexPadilla introduced the Citizenship for Essential Workers Act, which would provide 5 mil.+ undocu workers a path to citizenship.

#ImmigrantsAreEssential & millions risk their lives to keep our country running. 1/

#ImmigrantsAreEssential, not just to our economy, but to our communities & our nation.

While many of us are able to stay home, millions of immigrants in our communities are working high-risk jobs to care for our loved ones, teach our kids, keep us fed & deliver our goods. 2/

In fact, nearly 3/4 of all immigrants in the U.S. workforce — including more than 5 million undocumented immigrants — are working in essential roles and helping us get through the pandemic.

📣Read the stories of immigrant essential workers here: immigrantsareessential.org 3/

Congress: the Citizenship for Essential Workers Act will honor people like Velia: an undocumented mother of two, who works at a retirement home caring for older adults.

#ImmigrantsAreEssential

🎨by Terrick Gutierrez 4/

Congress: the Citizenship for Essential Workers Act will honor farmworkers who make sure we have the food we need to survive during this crisis.

#ImmigrantsAreEssential

🎨by @arielsinhaha 5/

Congress: the Citizenship for Essential Workers Act will honor transportation workers who are keeping our country moving forward during #COVID19.

#ImmigrantsAreEssential

🎨by Carolyn Olson 6/

Congress: the Citizenship for Essential Workers Act will honor healthcare workers who are still putting their lives on the line to protect us from COVID-19.

#ImmigrantsAreEssential

🎨via @amplifierart by Coco Senderling 7/

“Applauding their contributions isn't enough, we must recognize immigrant essential workers under the law, as part of our efforts to provide relief from the pandemic. Not doing so will hinder our recovery. There is no recovery without immigrants.” -@MarielenaNILC 8/

Congress: we urge you to provide a path to citizenship for ALL immigrants: essential workers, #DACA recipients, #TPS holders & ALL undocumented people in this country. It is crucial to our recovery & toward ensuring we all have the freedom to thrive. 9/

While there's much to celebrate in this bill, we're disappointed that it would add to existing bars in immigration law that exclude many from citizenship —disproportionately harming people of color. We urge Congress to remove these bars & focus on advancing racial equity. 10/

⏰Have 5 minutes to spare?

🚨TAKE ACTION: Send an email to your legislator to remind them that #ImmigrantsAreEssential and need an INCLUSIVE path to citizenship now: nilc.org/action 11/

📄Read our full statement on the Citizenship for Essential Workers Act here: ow.ly/gFQT50E1z4o

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