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Statement

Despite Second Disappointing Ruling by Senate Parliamentarian, Moms Want Congress to Create a Pathway to Citizenship for Immigrants This Year

September 30, 2021
Immigration

Lisa Lederer, 202/371-1996

Statement of Donna Norton, Executive Vice President of MomsRising, the online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, on the U.S. Senate parliamentarian’s ruling last night that Congress cannot change the registry date from 1972 to 2010 for legalization of immigrants as part of budget reconciliation:

“We are disappointed in the U.S. Senate parliamentarian’s ruling last night - refusing to allow budget reconciliation to be used to update an outdated law from 1986; the U.S. Senate has passed immigration-related provisions in at least five budget reconciliation bills in the past and some were far-reaching. But despite the ruling, the nation is still relying on Congress to pass legislation that provides permanent protections and pathways to citizenship for Dreamers, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders, farm workers, and essential workers this year. We are looking for bold leadership that will end the inaction that for much too long has left immigrants living in limbo, in fear of being separated from their families and deported. Despite last night’s ruling from the parliamentarian, America’s moms want Congress to provide immigrants with a pathway to citizenship this year.”

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MomsRising.org is an on-the-ground and online grassroots organization of more than a million people who are working to increase family economic security, decrease discrimination against women and moms, and to build a nation where businesses and families can thrive. Established in 2006, MomsRising and its members are organizing and speaking out to improve public policy and to change the national dialogue on issues that are critically important to America’s families, including criminal justice reform, immigration policy reform, and gun safety. MomsRising is working for paid family and medical leave, affordable, high quality childcare and early learning, and for an end to the wage and hiring discrimination which penalizes women — particularly moms and women of color — and so many others. MomsRising advocates for access to healthy food for all kids, health care for all, earned sick days, and breastfeeding rights so that all children can have a healthy start. MomsRising maintains a Spanish language website: MamásConPoder.org. Sign up online at www.MomsRising.org — and follow us on our blog, and on Twitter and Facebook.