Dear John, 

The past 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic and the start of
our recovery have highlighted for all of us how fundamental
immigrants are to our country and its prosperity.  

Nearly one-fifth of all
 essential
workers in the U.S. are immigrants, and they have shown us time and
time again that they are a critical and irreplaceable part of our labor
force. Throughout the pandemic, these essential immigrant workers risked
their own lives and their families' health to keep food on our tables,
provide health care, and keep industries afloat.  

Please join us in thanking immigrant essential workers for their
tireless efforts throughout the pandemic.   

As the country begins to reopen, immigrant workers remain as essential
as ever not only in helping the economy rebound to full strength, but
also in ensuring a prosperous future. In addition to its spending
power, our foreign-born population is currently positioned
 to
make outsized contributions to America's long-term economic
growth. Immigrants are more likely to be of prime working age, more
likely to go into Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
(STEM) sectors, and more likely to start businesses than the native-born
population.  

But despite immigrants' vital contributions and critical role in
our nation's future, anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies continue
to drive many of our immigrant neighbors into the shadows. It's
time to make sure our foreign-born population knows we welcome them in
our communities and send a clear message that immigrants belong
here.  

Tell immigrant essential workers that America recognizes
their tireless efforts throughout the pandemic. 
 

We hope you'll join us in sending a clear message to the immigrants
who have stood alongside native-born Americans throughout the
pandemic: We thank you for keeping our communities safer, and we look
forward to a brighter future together. 

Thank you,  

Karla Leyja 
Communications Associate 
National Immigration Forum 

 

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