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.”
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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.
Use these tools and resources to advocate with the Biden administration and Congress for the repeal of Trump-era anti-asylum policies; strengthening the asylum system to put human dignity at its core; healing families, souls, and communities; and transforming U.S. asylum laws to protect human dignity in all forms.
The voices of 850 faith leaders and nearly 150 faith-based organizations will be on record at the Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship and Border Safety hearing on “The Essential Role of Immigrant Workers in America.”
Leaders from 45 states plus the District Columbia joined a statement from the Interfaith Immigration Coalition, which will be submitted into the hearing record. Constituents of every senator on the subcommittee endorsed the effort.