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Saturday, December 09, 2023 11:48:53 PM
Here’s how Biden can win on immigration by outmaneuvering the GOP
Yeah, i remember GOP members in various states blocking legislation designed to make it harder to hire undocumented refugees. Trouble is Trump's immigration policies created more difficult problems, yet he is promising to do the same things again. They sound tough so he will get votes on them even though they made the problem worse the first time around. The southern border situation will always be there. And because of climate change and the continuing expansion of inequality will only get worse.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill in October that authorizes him to work with the federal government to protect farm workers from deportation.
(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
By Jean Guerrero Columnist
Nov. 6, 2023 3:01 AM PT
President Biden campaigned on a promise to legalize millions of long-term undocumented immigrants. For three years, he has managed to deflect criticism for failing to deliver by pointing to the divided Congress.
Now, activists are pressuring him to use his authority to protect this essential workforce. The question is whether he can do so without strengthening his MAGA opposition, which thrives on “open borders” hysteria. Should he even try, given the likelihood of litigation? The answer is yes. With creativity and moderation, he can outmaneuver the xenophobic wing of the Republican Party.
On Nov. 13 and 14 in Washington, D.C., a coalition of immigrant rights groups, business owners, Republican and Democratic officials and immigrants themselves plan to urge Biden to open the door to work permits for millions of people who’ve lived here for decades. They want him to grant them parole, as he did for hundreds of thousands of new arrivals from Venezuela, Cuba, Haiti and Nicaragua.
Jean Guerrero
Opinion Columnist
Jean Guerrero is the author, most recently, of “Hatemonger: Stephen Miller,
Donald Trump and the White Nationalist Agenda.”
Read more from Jean Guerrero
https://www.latimes.com/people/jean-guerrero
The “Here to Work” campaign is focused on the nation’s dire labor shortage, such as in manufacturing, retail and healthcare. Small businesses don’t have resources to sponsor workers from overseas; they want to be able to hire legally from among the 11 million immigrants who are already here. Many of those people don’t take some jobs because they require driving through immigration checkpoints. Others don’t apply for jobs because they require proof of work authorization.
Existing law, section 212(d)(5)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, lets the federal government admit people temporarily into the country on a case-by-case basis if there’s “significant public benefit” or for “urgent humanitarian reasons.” The American Business Immigration Coalition (ABIC), which is leading the campaign, hopes Biden will use that parole authority to strengthen the workforce.
Continued, with links - https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-11-06/biden-immigration-parole-republicans-work-permits
Yeah, i remember GOP members in various states blocking legislation designed to make it harder to hire undocumented refugees. Trouble is Trump's immigration policies created more difficult problems, yet he is promising to do the same things again. They sound tough so he will get votes on them even though they made the problem worse the first time around. The southern border situation will always be there. And because of climate change and the continuing expansion of inequality will only get worse.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill in October that authorizes him to work with the federal government to protect farm workers from deportation.
(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
By Jean Guerrero Columnist
Nov. 6, 2023 3:01 AM PT
President Biden campaigned on a promise to legalize millions of long-term undocumented immigrants. For three years, he has managed to deflect criticism for failing to deliver by pointing to the divided Congress.
Now, activists are pressuring him to use his authority to protect this essential workforce. The question is whether he can do so without strengthening his MAGA opposition, which thrives on “open borders” hysteria. Should he even try, given the likelihood of litigation? The answer is yes. With creativity and moderation, he can outmaneuver the xenophobic wing of the Republican Party.
On Nov. 13 and 14 in Washington, D.C., a coalition of immigrant rights groups, business owners, Republican and Democratic officials and immigrants themselves plan to urge Biden to open the door to work permits for millions of people who’ve lived here for decades. They want him to grant them parole, as he did for hundreds of thousands of new arrivals from Venezuela, Cuba, Haiti and Nicaragua.
Jean Guerrero
Opinion Columnist
Jean Guerrero is the author, most recently, of “Hatemonger: Stephen Miller,
Donald Trump and the White Nationalist Agenda.”
Read more from Jean Guerrero
https://www.latimes.com/people/jean-guerrero
The “Here to Work” campaign is focused on the nation’s dire labor shortage, such as in manufacturing, retail and healthcare. Small businesses don’t have resources to sponsor workers from overseas; they want to be able to hire legally from among the 11 million immigrants who are already here. Many of those people don’t take some jobs because they require driving through immigration checkpoints. Others don’t apply for jobs because they require proof of work authorization.
Existing law, section 212(d)(5)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, lets the federal government admit people temporarily into the country on a case-by-case basis if there’s “significant public benefit” or for “urgent humanitarian reasons.” The American Business Immigration Coalition (ABIC), which is leading the campaign, hopes Biden will use that parole authority to strengthen the workforce.
Continued, with links - https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-11-06/biden-immigration-parole-republicans-work-permits
It was Plato who said, “He, O men, is the wisest, who like Socrates, knows that his wisdom is in truth worth nothing”
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