Thread by @CPDAction

🚨Statement Alert🚨 In response to the Senate Parliamentarian’s ruling on a pathway to citizenship through reconciliation, @AnaMariaArchil2 , co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy, issued the following statement:

“Today, the Senate Parliamentarian once again issued a misguided advisory opinion against the inclusion of a pathway to citizenship in reconciliation. However, there is precedent and a strong rationale for the immigration proposal to be included in the reconciliation bill."

If Democrats, who control the Senate, House of Representatives, and the White House choose to follow this advisory opinion, they would be shutting the doors to millions of undocumented immigrants who call this country home.

The impact of following this advisory opinion cannot be overstated: our leaders would be letting an unelected Parliamentarian deal a blow to the dreams and aspirations of millions of essential workers who have contributed their lives to our country.
#WeAreHome

This erroneous advisory opinion is an overreach by the Parliamentarian, and should be disregarded.

We call on the Vice President, acting as the Presiding Officer of the Senate, to use her power to disregard this decision and allow a pathway to citizenship to be included in the reconciliation bill.

We need our leaders to meet this historic moment by using every tool at their disposal to ensure that everyone in this country can live with dignity and thrive.”
#wecantwait