The House of Democrats is expected to vote today on a massive Coronavirus relief bill.
This bill is going to address some of the faults of the previous bills that left out
a lot of immigrants and some undocumented immigrants. Watch this video, and we'll talk
about this bill and how it can benefit immigrants just like you. In this video, we'll talk about
the new bill being voted currently by the House. 3 trillion Coronavirus relief package,
which specifically has some amazing benefits for immigrants mostly helping those people
that were left out from previous bills. So, I'm going to break down in this in this video,
5 points how the new Heroes Act, the Act is called Heroes Act, is going to help immigrants
and provide benefits and support that was not provided before. Stay till the end because
I'm going to go through all 5 points. My name is Jacob Sapochnick. And I'm an immigration
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And I think this information is super important for everybody. Thank you for joining us, and
let's dive right in. So, what is this Heroes Act? In a nutshell, the Heroes Act is another
stimulus Coronavirus package, $3 trillion worth of stimulus money to help, but also
a lot of other benefits. It's going to shield immigrants from deportation who are working
in essential capacity, essential workers. It's going to release from detention certain
immigrants that are currently detained. It's going to allow healthcare workers to get green
cards faster, and also more flexibility as to where they can work and how. Also going
to allow for some healthcare benefits for immigrants that were excluded before. And
we're going to go over some of the main points in this video. But this is huge. If it passes
the House, and then it moves to the Senate. We'll see what happens. But this is just the
beginning of this bill. This is again, not law. It's just a bill, and they're voting
on it this week. Here are the 5 provisions this bill is going to make for immigrants.
Number one, cash payments to immigrants and their families. Under this new bill, families
of immigrants and immigrants who are previously excluded under the CARES Act are now going
to be able to get much-needed stimulus money that previously was not available to them.
So, that's huge and very important for immigrants. Number two, releasing low-risk immigrants
from ICE detention. The government is going to re-evaluate the files of detainees and
look at those that are low-risk, they're not a threat to society, and they're going to
be able to work on a process to release them from detention. This is also included in that
bill. Number three, shielding essential workers from deportation and creating opportunities
for unauthorized immigrants to stay in the US. Workers in essential industries are going
to be shielded from deportation and also offer the work permits to be able to work. Employers,
on the other hand, who hire those workers are not going to be penalized and they're
going to allow them to keep working. And essentially, they're going to do it under some sort of
deferred action where they're going to basically freeze their status, give them work authorization
like DACA and allow them to continue working. Number four, making it easier for medical
professions to stay in the US and fight Coronavirus. We've done quite a few videos on that on the
bills. helping nurses and doctors speed up their visa process, this bill is going to
include those provisions, helping doctors get their visas faster and nurses and also
allowing the flexibility as to where they can work, and how they work. Essentially,
allowing doctors to be where they need it, and not restricted other visas controlled
like they used to be. And so that's huge for doctors, nurses, and it's huge for all healthcare
workers. And hopefully, it's going to help the fight of COVID-19. Number five, health
benefits for immigrants regardless of their status. Under this bill, immigrants are going
to be able to get access to vaccination, testing, and certain health insurance benefits that
previously were not available for them, even under the CARES Act. , they're going to expand
that, getting more people access to, not only medical treatment and preventive treatment
but also health insurance, which is huge. So, as you can see, if this bill passes the
House and eventually, it has to go through quite a few channels, the Senate, and eventually
to be signed by the President. But eventually, if this bill actually becomes law, it's going
to create a lot of amazing impact and benefits for immigrants in many, many industries, essential
work, healthcare, as well as a lot of undocumented immigrants are going to be able to get some
sort of protection from deportation for a while. So, let's see where this bill goes.
I'll keep you posted. Let me know in the comments if you have any questions or any concerns.
It's a lot of information and we're still waiting for news and see what happens but
I wanted to kind of get it out there for you to know about it. Post the comments below.
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