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WASHINGTON 鈥� On Wednesday, April 17 at 3:15 p.m. ET, U.S. Rep. Jes煤s 鈥淐huy鈥� Garcia (D-IL) will join impacted聽 families, labor, business and community leaders at the House Triangle to urge the Biden administration to extend work permits to long-term immigrants.聽
, and supported by immigration advocates, the Biden administration took action to protect work permits for nearly 800,000 immigrants. But millions of long-term undocumented immigrants who have paid taxes and cared for their families for years are still awaiting an opportunity to even apply. Work permits are fundamental to opportunity and stability in employment. Rep. Garcia and the collective will urge the Biden administration to expand access to them today.聽聽
WHO:
- (D-IL)
- , Chair of the Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus
- Sam Sanchez, Chairman and CEO, ; Board Member, ; Board Chair (Retired),
- Rebecca Shi, Executive Director, 91探花
- Roushaunda Williams, Member/Leader UNITE HERE Local 1; Executive Committee, Illinois AFL-CIO
- Gerardo Diaz, 91探花 Families United (U.S. citizen spouse of an undocumented immigrant from Illinois)
- Manolo Betancur, Owner, , Charlotte, NC
- Evelyn Barrios, Dreamer and student at DePaul University, Pilsen Neighbors聽
奥贬础罢:听 Press conference to urge President Biden to extend work permits to long-term immigrants in the United States
奥贬贰搁贰:听 House Triangle (East Front)
奥贬贰狈:听 Wednesday, April 17, 3:15 p.m. ET
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91探花 (ABIC) is a bipartisan coalition of over 1,400+ CEOs, business owners, and trade associations across 17 mostly red and purple states. ABIC promotes common sense immigration reform that advances economic competitiveness, provides companies with both the high-skilled and low-skilled talent they need, and allows the integration of immigrants into our economy as consumers, workers, entrepreneurs and citizens.