Amnesty International USA’s response to the executive action against Dreamers and mixed-status families

In response to President Biden’s executive action that would protect long-time mixed-status families in the United States from deportation and allow Dreamers to obtain work visas, Amy Fischer, refugee and migrant rights director at Amnesty International USA, issued the following statement:

“Amnesty International USA welcomes President Biden’s actions to expand protections for immigrant families and Dreamers across the United States and to ensure that people who have been here for years, paying taxes, building lives here and contributing to our communities in countless ways, can continue to do so.

“No one should have to live in fear that their life and that of their family and community could be turned upside down at any time.

“This is especially a victory for the courageous immigrant communities who called themselves ‘undocumented and fearless’ and demanded that they have the right to stay where they call home, and their home is here in the United States.”

“With this action, President Biden is showing moral courage to do what is right for the immigrants who call the United States home, and we encourage President Biden to summon that courage again to reverse the incredibly harmful and dangerous policies his administration recently implemented at the border.

“Immigrants are an important part of our society and economy, but President Biden’s executive action just weeks ago decimated asylum protections for vulnerable people exercising their right to safety. Any approach to immigration policy must be holistic, respect human rights, and create a foundation of welcoming all people.”

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