Hey friends, join me live. As I discuss important, uh, updates with pathway to
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and what we do and how we might be able to help you in this short live session. I'm going to just
provide several important updates from Capitol hill, um, about what's going on with the quest,
right? The quest for a pathway to citizenship. Okay, let's talk about it. We're going to dive
right into it as you're coming on. Just give me some love below. Let me know. Who's watching where
you're watching from. I see that quite a bit of you are on right now. Hope you're doing well.
So let's talk about it. What's going on on Capitol hill. Okay. So let's dive into, um, my bullets,
my bullet points summarize and where things are at right now on Capitol hill and why this is
also another very important week for us to pay attention to what's going on on Capitol hill.
Well, firstly, friends plan. See what's going on with plan C. This is the parole in place plan
that, um, they're expecting to submit this week to the Senate parliamentarian she's back to work.
Okay. She's back to work after being out for a few weeks, uh, get in treatment for breast cancer.
And, um, just to refresh your memory per the plan C proposal does not lead to permanent residency.
It is not adjustment of status. Uh, it is a temporary status with a five-year work permit
that is renewable and individuals who will be eligible for this.
If it passes will, um, not face the threat of removal during the time that they're in
this lawful status. Now this applies to those. Here's what I've been seeing in the press. Okay.
I have not seen the official language yet, but according to the press, the supplies to those who
had arrived in the United States before January 1st, 2011, and it up to about 7 million people
will be eligible for it. The congressional budget office is estimating the cost of this
proposal. And Senator Menendez has said that he expects some clarity around plan C the pitch to
the parliamentarian, that clarity he's expecting to happen tomorrow. Um, plans a and B are out
and they're out because the Democrats continue to reinforce the point that they're not going
move forward with plan a, which is a much more comprehensive plan that would provide
adjustment, immediate adjustment of status to, um, a number of individuals.
Um, maybe up to 11, eight to 11 million people plan a is out. They said that they are
the Democrats continue to say that they're going to stick by the Senate. Parliamentarian's ruling
with respect to plan a as well as plan B, which is the registry. Okay. So they're not moving
forward with those two plans. Now, what about comprehensive reform? What about comprehensive
immigration reform? What are the Democrats saying about that? Have they abandoned it? Where are they
on this issue? Um, so here's the thing. Dent, the house, Hispanic congressional caucus chair,
representative Rue as was interviewed just a few days ago. And he has basically said that they need
bipartisan support in order to, um, do anything comprehensive around immigration for dreamers,
essential workers, TPS holders, and farm workers. So from his standpoint, and this is what he said,
he said, we need 10 Republican senators to do the right thing and support the, um, legislation that
have already passed the house of representatives and legislation that are currently pending.
On the Senate side specifically, he was referring to HR six, the American dream and promise
act farm the farm workforce modernization act, the citizenship for essential workers act and
the U S citizenship act. He did mention all of these bills and he said that they
need bipartisan support. They're not going to advance anything, um, related to, uh, what's
in these, uh, legislation. They're not going to advance it in the reconciliation process.
Okay. So that's huge. They, so it's, it looks to me obviously like they have abandoned it. Okay.
And so, uh, for those of you who might be curious about, um, you know, my source for this,
where am I getting this from? I'll put a link to the article here, Hispanic caucus,
chair, abandoned pathway to citizenship and budget negotiations. And here's the clip.
Um, you know, where, uh, this clip is, is, uh, from Twitter actually.
Um, but in any event, this is the clip of the interview with representative Rue, as
basically saying that they need bi-partisan support in order to advance immigration
reform, um, that would impact and help dreamers, TPS holders, farmworkers, and essential workers.
They're looking for 10 Senate Republicans to support, um, those initiatives. So, you know,
obviously that's pretty, um, disappointing there. And then lastly, um, the Senate spending bill
was released on, on Monday, and I'm not going to go into a great deal of details about it,
but what it does, um, specifically, uh, well, it, it makes some change. It proposes some
budget, um, increases in cuts to various parts of our budget, but specifically around immigration,
it would recapture family and employment base immigrant, um, visa numbers from fiscal years,
2020 and 2021 that would otherwise go on use. So this would impact not in a major way, the backlog,
to some extent it would help some people who have been waiting for their opportunity to
get a green card, um, in our family based system, as well as the employment-based system.
This is not this recapturing of unused, uh, visas. This is not as comprehensive as what's
being proposed in the reconciliation, um, package. Uh, but this is what, um, the Senate committee on
appropriations is now doing. Okay. So here's the memo. Let me just jump into the memo that
was released by the committee on appropriations and just read to you the section here pertaining
to the recapturing of unused visas. Okay. Let's just hold on a second friend. Let me just zoom
in here so that you guys can maybe read this. Okay. So the immigration related provisions due
to COVID-19, uh, due to COVID-19 agency delays and discriminatory travel bans imposed by the previous
administration, the bill would permit previously authorized diversity. I forgot to mention that the
diversity visa, winners, diversity family-based and employment based visas from expiring known
as Feeser recapture, recapture. That's an awkward word to say recapture.
Okay. I've got to say it fast, uh, for it to zone, right? Okay. These changes would ensure
that United States citizens could re re reunify with their families and would help the economy
by permitted employers, uh, access to necessary workers as the law prescribes. Additionally,
the bill extends the traditional immigration extenders, Conrad, 30 religious workers,
and E-Verify and authorizes the secretary to raise the age to be visa cap as prescribed. Okay. So
there's some, uh, dollars that are being, um, uh, that are going to be made available to recapture
the unused, um, visas. So it will help some people not, not a whole lot. And then USC, I S we'll also
see some, uh, additional dollars to help with the refugee admissions goal and some other things that
they're doing around citizenship. Um, and then other agencies, however, the law enforcement
agencies are seeing a slight decrease in, uh, funding, uh, specifically ice, um, and CBP.
I'm not going to get into those details, but I would, I will put a link friends. Um,
I will put a link to this memo for those of you who might be interested in reading it, it's been a
super long day. I'm even surprised that I was able to even get through this live session. Okay. So
in a nutshell, um, guys, before I leave, just to summarize, um, the plan C is the
only real strong plan that is being advanced right now on Capitol hill. That could make a
difference in the lives of up to about 7 million people by providing a temporary lawful status, um,
that is renewable, but future administrations can always get rid of it. Okay. It is very
much temporary. Um, I've been getting a lot of questions about, well, will it also come with
the ability to travel? Can I leave? Will I be able to leave the country because
I really need to, I haven't seen my family in such a long time. And what I can tell you in response
in answer to that question is, you know, for other programs that are out there that are very similar
in structure to this one, they, it does typically come with the ability to travel okay. Through the
advance parole, um, by getting an advanced parole. So we'll see what they ultimately
put out here for, um, what will happen with the Senate, parliamentarian, her decision,
hopefully this week we'll know. And then, um, if it's positive, obviously they'll share the
language so that we could all see what, um, what the parameters are for this parole in place. Um,
they are not pushing it plans a and plans B anymore, and they are looking for 10 Senate
Republicans to support anything, uh, that would lead to a green card or citizenship for dreamers,
essential workers, TPS holders, and farm workers. So, um, I know that's very disappointing,
but we've been watching how things have been, been progressing over the last few weeks and, um, the,
their hide in behind the Senate parliamentarians decision and, you know, the Democrats, why,
why are they doing this? It's Very much political in any event,
guys. I hope you found this information helpful. And, um, as I get more information this week,
as things develop, I will be sure to share it with you. Thanks so much for being with me,
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