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"By granting temporary protected status to Venezuelans, which comes with
automatic work authorizations, Biden is freeing them to work, contribute to
local economies, and earn enough money to house and care for themselves and
their families. It is a critical first step in the right direction, and I
applaud him for taking it. But it cannot be a 'one and done' action."
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-- Mike Bloomberg
September 27, 2023
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John,
The influx of asylum-seekers across America's borders has had significant
fiscal and humanitarian consequences, posed a challenge to President Biden’s
leadership, and created opportunities for his political opponents to stir up
xenophobic outrage.
Fortunately, Mike writes in a Bloomberg Opinion piece published this morning
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, the president is stepping forward, and taking action that "will benefit
cities, the U.S. economy and -- so long as he keeps it up -- his standing with
voters."
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Last week, President Biden announced plans to provide temporary protected
status to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan asylum-seekers -- a decision that
also grants them work authorization. It's a commonsense way to let
asylum-seekers contribute to the economy, and relieves pressure on cities like
New York that are spending billions to house people who previously had no legal
way to provide for themselves.
Along with being humane and fiscally responsible, President Biden's action
also undermines efforts to stoke anti-immigrant sentiment and exploit partisan
division. "For some candidates on the right, including the former president,"
Mike writes, "the chance to stir up outrage against downtrodden asylum-seekers
-- and to blast Democrats for blocking them from working while spending
taxpayer dollars to put them up in hotels -- is a dream scenario." Allowing
asylum-seekers to work limits opportunities for cynical exploitation of this
crisis.
President Biden's action on Venezuelan asylum-seekers is a good start. But
more needs to be done. "The crisis remains urgent, and larger steps must be
taken to address it," Mike writes. Read his message on what those steps should
be:
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