Leaders of faith-based organizations that resettle refugees and advocate for a stronger U.S. commitment to refugee protection honor their courage and tenacity on World Refugee Day, June 20, and every day.
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“Our undocumented communities cannot afford to wait any longer or be offered temporary reliefs. The administration needs to deliver on their promises and pass citizenship for all. Programs like DACA and TPS have given people the opportunities and access to higher education, drivers licenses, healthcare, and simple basics everyone deserves the right to have; it is only right and just to pass a pathway for permanent protections for all immigrants.” – Mariana Martinez, Advocacy and Campaigns Coordinator for the American Friends Service Committee – Florida.
Residents of Georgia, including communities of faith, want Congress to pass a path to citizenship for the nearly 240,000 undocumented immigrant workers in the state, approximately 170,000 of whom are essential workers. Reverend Caroline McGee, Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta and Faith in Public Life Action in Atlanta, Georgia said, “As a pastor, I believe in the God-given dignity of people, including our immigrant neighbors. The pandemic has shown us that immigrants are essential to our communities and workplaces, but are too often exploited and neglected. Immigrant families have lost thousands of loved ones who had no choice but to keep working in deadly conditions. Congress has a moral responsibility to pass policy that provides a pathway to citizenship for all immigrants in the nation.”
We are calling on Senate Democratic leaders to ensure that a path to citizenship for our immigrant family members, neighbors, and friends becomes law this year.
Today, 65 high-level faith leaders sent a strongly-worded letter to President Biden urging him to put an end to “Title 42 expulsions” and welcome people seeking asylum with dignity.