We Belong Together Celebrates President Obama’s Announced Executive Action, Historic Step to Reunite Undocumented Women with Their Families Washington, DC – Today We Belong Together joins with immigrant women and children around the country to celebrate President Barack Obama’s leadership in taking the critical first step to reform the broken immigration system. These reforms include granting relief from deportation and work authorization to up to 5 million members of our country’s undocumented community, reforming immigration enforcement practices and dismantling the Secure Communities program, increasing protections for victims of workplace abuse and indicating an intent to address the backlogs in the family immigration system. “There is no doubt that history was made today - thanks in large part to immigrant women who came out of the shadows and have been fearless advocates for change. Over 75% of undocumented immigrants are women and children. Women bear the burden of trying to raise their families while working and living under the constant fear of deportation. The President’s actions bring hope to immigrants across the United States and throughout the world.” states We Belong Together co-chair, Miriam Yeung. In addition to celebrations, advocates are expressing a commitment to continue pushing for permanent solutions. According to We Belong Together Co-chair, Andrea Cristina Mercado, “While this is the first step in fixing a punitive and dysfunctional immigration system, our work is far from over to ensure a true democracy. We are deeply concerned about the increased border enforcement and militarization proposed in the President’s plan, and the ongoing expansion of family detention.” In the new We Belong Together report, The Heart of the Matter: Women, Children and the Way Forward on Immigration Policy, several alternatives to enforcement are identified, along with policy recommendations that promote the human rights and dignity of immigrant women and children. webelongtogether.org/press-releases/we-belong-together-joins-immigrant-women-and-children-around-the-country-to-celebrate
Posted on: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 04:15:54 +0000
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