Let your member of Congress know you support our nation’s immigrants!
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Dear Friend,
Did you know nearly 23 million immigrants have put their lives on the line
in essential roles since the start of the pandemic? And over 5 million are
undocumented. [ [link removed] ] Immigrants took on vital roles that helped keep our
children and families healthy, and keep our child care, health care
system, long-term care, food supply chain, and our economy running.
Without their hard work we wouldn’t be recovering now.
[1]Right now, we have an opportunity to show appreciation for immigrant
essential workers. Tell your members of Congress to support permanent
protections for long standing immigrants in this country and support the
registry bill! *When you click, you’ll automatically sign on if we already
have your information.
What’s happening??? Currently, there’s a bill in the U.S. House that could
help permanently protect some of our nation’s immigrants and get us one
step closer toward rebuilding our nation’s care infrastructure. The
registry bill would update a law already in the books since 1929 and
that’s been repeatedly updated over the years! Currently a person must
have entered the U.S. before 1972 to qualify for the permanent protections
of a green card. Unfortunately, the existing law hasn’t been updated since
1986, so it’s pretty much obsolete at this point. But the registry bill
could change that and provide protections for those who arrived prior to
2010.
[ [link removed] ]Sign on! We need bipartisan support, so please tell every member of
Congress to support the registry bill and permanent protections for our
frontline workers! *When you click, you’ll automatically sign on if we
already have your information.
Supporting permanent protections for immigrants is a key step toward
rebuilding our economy and our care infrastructure. Since the start of the
pandemic, the decline in mothers’ labor force participation has been
nearly double that of fathers’ and one out of four women who reported
becoming unemployed during the pandemic said it was because of a lack of
child care—twice the rate among men. [2] The U.S. child care industry has
long relied on immigrants where they make up nearly 18 percent of
childcare workers and 10 percent of K-12 workers nationwide! [ [link removed] ] Where
would we be without the immense support of frontline immigrant workers?
The registry bill only applies to individuals who have set down roots
here—those who have lived and worked in service to our communities for
more than 11 years and meet other certain requirements. A single update to
the registry would offer a form of universal relief to DREAMers,
TPS-holders, and other long-time community members who have shown up
day-after-day for our families and our communities. Creating permanent
protections for immigrant essential workers, Dreamers, and TPS holders is
part of lifting up the child care support and jobs that will enable many
women to return to the workforce.
[3]Don’t forget to add your name! When you click, you’ll automatically
sign on to our letter that reads:
Members of Congress:
Immigrants have played a critical role throughout the pandemic and we know
they will continue to play a critical role in our continued COVID
recovery, particularly in our care infrastructure. We know nearly 23
million immigrants have put their lives on the line in essential roles
that keep our children and families healthy, and keep our child care,
health care system, long-term care, food supply chain, and our economy
running.
Updating the registry would give immigrant essential workers, Dreamers and
TPS holders access to permanent protections to remain in this country.
America’s Moms know this is an important step toward rebuilding our
nation’s care infrastructure. Immigrants comprise 40 percent of home care
workers and 18 percent of child care workers in the U.S. With child care
and elder care chronically understaffed, creating legal protections for
immigrants is a critical part of ensuring parents can work and decreasing
labor shortages that are driving inflation. With mothers stepping out of
the labor force at a higher rate than fathers, it’s clear that to support
their return to the workforce we must support child care and elder care.
Please support all efforts to protect immigrant families who have
tirelessly worked to support our communities throughout the pandemic.
Renewing registry not only helps immigrant parents and children, but all
families across the country who rely on our immigrant workforce.
[ [link removed] ]**Make sure to sign our letter now calling on Congress to support the
registry bill and renew registry.*When you click, you’ll automatically
sign on if we already have your information.
The more people who speak out, the bigger our impact. Please take a moment
to forward our action link to your friends and family and share it on
social
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Together we are a powerful voice for the wellbeing of immigrant children
and parents.
- Claudia, Donna, Xochitl and the whole MomsRising / MamásConPoder team
[1] [ [link removed] ]Immigrant Essential Workers are Crucial to America’s COVID-19
Recovery
[2] [ [link removed] ]How COVID-19 Sent Women’s Workforce Progress Backward
[3] [ [link removed] ]New American Economy: Immigrants Working in Education During
Covid-19 Crisist
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