[[link removed]] Your weekly summary from the Council.
LATEST ANALYSIS
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Businesses and Workers Get Win with Permanent Work Permit Extension Rule [[link removed]]
On December 13, the Biden administration issued a permanent rule that automatically extends the validity of certain work permits by up to 540 days if they are timely renewed. The American Immigration Council made this a key ask to the outgoing administration to protect workers from employment gaps as U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) continues to address its processing backlogs.
FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW
President Biden has just over one month left in office. He can still take decisive action to protect people at risk of indiscriminate immigration enforcement.
Among other priorities, the Council encourages the administration to protect DACA recipients; extend and redesignate Temporary Protected Status for certain countries; and rescind remaining Trump-era immigration regulations.
Read more: Urgent Last Requests for the Biden Administration [[link removed]]
ACROSS THE NATION
Last week, the Council testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee during a critical hearing on mass deportations. We explained how mass deportations are not only inhumane but also costly.
The testimony emphasizes that Congress needs to create a new path to permanent legal status for undocumented people already living in the United States.
Watch: Testifying on the Catastrophic Economic and Humane Costs of Mass Deportations [[link removed]]
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“[Trump’s comments on ending birthright citizenship] is something that should worry every single American, because this is someone who wants to shred the idea of what is U.S. citizenship.”
– Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, Senior Fellow at the Council, for the Miami Herald [[link removed]]
FURTHER READING
New York Times: Trump Wants Mass Deportations. He Will Need Jails and Sanctuary Cities to Help. [[link removed]]
CNN: Kristi Noem is Trump’s Homeland Security pick, but some South Dakota residents say she neglected her own state [[link removed]]
AFP: Trump's mass deportation would 'crash' US economy, senators told [[link removed]]
The Hill: Economic fallout from Trump mass deportations could eclipse Great Recession: Report [[link removed]]
San Diego Union Tribune: As a former Border Patrol agent, I know our deterrence strategy doesn’t work [[link removed]]
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