Too many families have been hurt by our broken immigration system. It is heartbreaking. And while some hurt will never heal, Congress CAN help millions of families reunite and stay together.

It starts with a pathway to citizenship. It's time to get it done.
The love and relief, but also the long-worn suffering and uncertainty, you can hear from Alejandra and her family reflect something I think all Americans can identify with. This is a moral imperative. Our laws, these outdated policies, should match our shared values.
We've all felt some degree of uncertainty, fear, separation, strain, over the past year. We've lost loved ones. We've been kept away from those we love. Varying degrees, different circumstances, but we've all felt it at some level. We know it's unfair. We know it hurts.
Stories like Alejandra's remind me every day why we do this work. Families should be together. Our laws should promote that, not prevent it. It doesn't need to be this way. Congress can fix it.

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14 May
We @FWDus are proud to sign on to this brief in defense of the #H4EAD program.

H-4 EAD has allowed tens of thousands of people, mostly women, to work & provide for their families while waiting in backlogs. It's a good program that should be preserved.

theverge.com/2021/5/14/2243…
H-4 EAD is crucial for many immigrant families, allowing spouses of temporary workers, many of them highly educated and skilled themselves. It allows them to continue their own careers, contributing their skills and integrating into their communities.

fwd.us/news/h4ead/
H-4 EAD also boosts our global competitiveness. Excessive delays in the immigration process make it difficult to attract and retain global talent - programs like this mitigate the impact of those delays and support aspiring immigrants as they move through the process.
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13 May
NEW @FWDus blog - What is Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness (LRIF)? 5 Things to Know.

Congress has given Liberians in the U.S. an opportunity to apply for green cards, but applications close Dec 20, 2021, and application rates have been low so far.

fwd.us/news/lrif
What is LRIF?

Liberian Refugee International Fairness (LRIF) is a program that provides Liberian nationals who have lived in the US for many years an opportunity to apply for lawful permanent resident (LPR) status, receive a green card, and eventually naturalize as US citizens
2| How do I apply for LRIF? Who is eligible?
USCIS provides full application instructions on its website, and @informed_imm has a guide for applicants.

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The @Suntimes editorial board published a piece endorsing an advancement of the cutoff date for immigration registry, and establishing a rolling date.

This move would allow millions of undocumented immigrants an opportunity to adjust their status. chicago.suntimes.com/2021/5/11/2242…
The Editorial Board cited our work on registry - you can learn more about immigration registry here: fwd.us/news/immigrati…

Advancing registry date is a commonsense solution to provide immigrants who have lived in the US or a long time an opportunity to secure legal status.
This pathway exists in law already; it's just outdated and unusable by most people today. This change would be very minor in law, but would have huge impact & benefits. It makes sense as permanent policy in our immigration system to prevent growth in undocumented population.
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Not a lawyer, but appears a federal judge just struck down DoD policy preventing foreign-born service members from beginning naturalization process until completing basic training + serving for 6 months, despite being eligible under law to naturalize immediately - SAMMA v DOD
Here's more from @ACLU on this case - aclu.org/cases/samma-v-…
We wrote about this issue, and others facing immigrants serving in the military, here - fwd.us/news/immigrant…
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19 Aug 20
USCIS still plans to furlough 13,000 federal workers at end of August, despite having $ to pay them until next fiscal year.

This would force thousands out of work in MO, NE, TX, & VT, + virtually shut down our immigration system.

5 Things to Know: fwd.us/news/uscis-fur…
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THREAD: New @FWDus blog - 12 states will account for three-quarters of lost jobs if DACA ends.

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fwd.us/news/daca-stat…
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fwd.us/news/daca-expi…
Economic consequences of ending DACA will be shouldered by states & communities where Dreamers live; if DACA recipients can't renew/maintain work authorization, employers will be forced to terminate their employment, incurring significant turnover costs and leaving jobs unfilled
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