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 For Immediate Release  
Contact: Dan Gordon ,
617-651-0841 
March 21, 2022 

**Durbin's Comments Open Door to Bipartisan Immigration Solutions **

**WASHINGTON, D.C.** - Comments on Sunday from Sen. Dick Durbin
(D-Illinois) represent an endorsement of a bipartisan process to work
toward immigration reforms that vast majorities of Americans support. 

Quoted in Politico
,
Durbin, a longtime champion of Dreamers and other immigrants, said that
he was focused on building consensus to pass needed immigration reforms:
"The question is: is there anything we can do on the subject of
immigration that can win 60 votes in the Senate? We're going to test
that."  

Such an approach has strong support among Americans, according to recent
polling

in which 79% of Americans - including 76% of Republicans - support
Republicans and Democrats "working together on immigration reforms that
strengthen border security, create a pathway to citizenship for
undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children, and
ensure a legal, reliable workforce for America's farmers and
ranchers." 

Now is a particularly critical moment for consensus: The U.S. faces
economic challenges and labor shortages

amid a pandemic recovery; DACA recipients (and their employers) continue
to face an uncertain future; and challenges at the border demand more
orderly, humane solutions. 

The Alliance for a New Immigration Consensus
,
a group of 30 faith, business, education, national security and advocacy
organizations, launched this month to push for reforms that address
these priorities. 

"Bipartisan bridges are difficult to build, but Senator Durbin's
comments break critical ground," said

**Ali Noorani, President and CEO of the National Immigration Forum**.
"Americans who depend on Dreamers, farmworkers and Temporary Protected
Status recipients need solutions, and we need better processes at our
borders. A conversation among Republicans and Democrats is a good
start." 

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