واشنگٹن (پاکستان نیوز)28ریاستوں سے 84 سے زائد میئرز کے گروپس نے صدر بائیڈن ، نائب صدر کمیلا ہیرس ، ڈیموکریٹس کے رہنمائوں کو آئندہ بجٹ میں تارکین کے لیے خصوصی پیکجز متعارف کروانے پر زور دیا ہے ۔اس سلسلے میں میئرز کے دستخط کردہ خطوط صدر بائیڈن ، نائب صدر کمیلا ہیرس اور ڈیموکریٹس اراکین کو ارسال کیے گئے ہیں جس میں مطالبہ کیا گیا ہے کہ آئندہ بجٹ کے دوران تارکین کے لیے خصوصی پیکج رکھا جائے تاکہ ان کی فلاح سے جڑے مسائل کو حل کیا جا سکے ،
WASHINTON DC, A group of mayors from cities in 28 states called on President Biden, Vice President Harris and Democratic leaders in Congress to include immigration provisions in a budget package to be passed through reconciliation.
اس وقت نیویارک ، لاس اینجسل ، شکاگو اور ہیوسٹن میں تارکین بڑی تعداد میں رہائش پذیر ہیں ،
The 84 mayors represent cities throughout the country, including the nation’s four largest in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Houston.
Mayors from smaller cities such as Boise, Idaho, and Grand Rapids, Mich., also signed the letter.
“We, the undersigned mayors, respectfully request that you prioritize the inclusion of a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders, essential workers, and their families in any economic recovery legislation including through budget reconciliation,” wrote the mayors in a letter first reviewed by The Hill.
The mayors’ request comes as Democrats grapple with the possibility of including a path to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants in the budget deal.
The biggest question is whether the Senate parliamentarian will rule that legalizations have enough of a budget impact to qualify for reconciliation, a budget procedure that would sidestep a potential Republican filibuster.
While it is a certainty that Democrats will use reconciliation as a maneuver to pass an expansive budget with provisions that haven’t made it into bipartisan infrastructure negotiations, it’s less certain which immigration provisions will fit into the bill.
Almost all immigration proposals include Dreamers — undocumented immigrants who arrived in the country as minors — and TPS beneficiaries, but there is discussion among immigration advocates whether the best path to expand the number of legalizations includes essential workers, farm workers, or their family members.
The mayors chose to include essential workers and their families in their request, a wording that would likely deliver the greatest number of legalizations.
Depending on who qualifies and how the categories are phrased in the final bill, the process could grant a path to citizenship for anywhere between 5 million and 10 million people.
