A coalition of Hispanic leaders demanded that the White House regularize long-term undocumented immigrants in the United States, a proposal supported by both conservative and progressive personalities in view of the November legislative elections, in which the Latino vote will be crucial.
A total of 270 civil rights, religious, educational, and business leaders from the Latino community signed a letter to demand immigration reform and explained in a virtual press conference in which they questioned President Donald Trump’s immigration policy, especially in relation to mass deportations.
While a majority of Hispanics support the US Administration’s border control, 70% of Latinos surveyed consider that Trump’s policies “have gone too far,” according to surveys carried out in 7 states with a large Latino population and presented by Matt Barreto, president of BSP Research, during the conference.
«Some of us are conservative, others progressive and many fall somewhere in between. But we are united in the fight to ensure that immigrants who have been here for a long time, and who have worked, paid taxes and contributed to our communities for years receive the protections and the path to legal status that they deserve,” said Enrique Sánchez of the ‘Committee of 100’ initiative, which pursues bipartisan reform.
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Renowned Latino figures joined a joint signed letter in which they ask “the White House and Congress to provide work permits and legal protection to undocumented immigrants who have been in the country for a long time.”
The coalition, according to its presentation, “demands solutions that allow long-term undocumented immigrants, who have lived, worked, paid taxes, and contributed to communities across the country, to live and work legally without fear.”
“We jointly call on Congress to act urgently and quickly pass laws that protect Dreamers (those who came to the United States during childhood), spouses of U.S. citizens, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) recipients, and other long-time immigrants from deportation,” said Massey Villarreal, president of the Precision Task Group (PTG) in Houston, Texas.
