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May 14, 2021 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
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/
May 13, 2021 • 18 tweets • 7 min read
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
May 12, 2021 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
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 Our laws, these outdated policies, should match our shared values.
May 12, 2021 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
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.
Aug 25, 2020 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
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-…
Aug 19, 2020 • 17 tweets • 5 min read
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… 1) USCIS is the federal agency responsible for administering the United States’ immigration system. Unlike many other federal agencies, USCIS gets most of its revenue from fees paid by its customers (people filing immigration applications/petitions).
Mar 5, 2020 • 9 tweets • 4 min read
THREAD: New @FWDus blog - 12 states will account for three-quarters of lost jobs if DACA ends.

Here are some updated projections of the impacts on state employment if the Supreme Court allows the Trump Administration to fully end DACA policy

fwd.us/news/daca-stat… If the Supreme Court allows the Trump Administration to fully end DACA and work authorization for Dreamers, three-quarters of the roughly 24,040 jobs that will be lost each month will be concentrated in 12 states across the country.

fwd.us/news/daca-expi…
May 2, 2019 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Rep. Steve King sponsored a bill on nonimmigrants "tourist bonds" last year, then met with the President at the White House to discuss. Now, it's being developed as part of a new executive order. This extreme proposal would have significant negative consequences for the economy, which we look at in this piece - but this also illustrates how the administration's most anti-immigrant policy is often pre-baked by restrictionist organizations + allies in Congress