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TIME FOR ACTION
Senate Democrats: On a Title 42 Vote, Will You Stand for Welcoming Refugees or Will You
Stand With Stephen Miller? BY AMERICA’S VOICE
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istration to take this step of unwinding the cynical use of Title 42. The administration has a solid plan to fully activate its operational capacity to deal both with those who are eligible for relief and those who are not. And let’s stop being small and fearful. We as a nation are strong enough and capable enough to manage upticks and downturns in forced migration at our southern border. Let’s be clear about Republican intentions: they want to scare Democrats into voting for a Title 42 extension that will effectively end asylum in America. In such a proposal, we expect conditions to be included in the legislation that will be impossible to meet. Unless Democrats
stand up to this cynical Republican play, they will be standing with Stephen Miller and Republicans as they slam the doors shut on refugees – perhaps forever. Democrats have a choice. They can cower before an ugly rightwing disinformation campaign that falsely asserts America has “open borders” designed to “replace” Americans, or they can stand for the proposition that America can govern our borders with both order and justice. Stephen Miller recently stated, “I was deeply proud to work on implementing the hugely successful Title 42 policy.” Do Democrats really want to vote to continue his work? History is watching. l
Congresswoman Clarke Issues Statement on the End of Title 42
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ashington, D.C.: Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) released the following statement after the Biden Administration announced it would end the Trump-era Title 42 policy: "As the daughter of immigrants and a lifelong advocate for their fair chance and access to the American dream, the Biden Administration’s decision to lift the harmful, malicious, and discriminatory policy that is Title 42 is a welcome blessing and one that I have long awaited. While this policy endured, countless hopeful migrants suffered under its authority as we circumvented our obligations under international and domestic
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ashington, DC: Upon news that Senate Republicans are seeking to force a vote on keeping Title 42 in place as part of a COVID funding package deal, the following is a statement from Vanessa Cárdenas, Deputy Director of America’s Voice. The stakes are high. The question is whether Senate Democrats are going to stand with Stephen Miller and Senate Republicans who want to end asylum as we know it, or stand for an America that can protect both its borders and its tradition as a welcoming nation? A Senate vote in support of extending Title 42 could come as early as this week. Title 42, a public health law enacted in 1944, was contorted by Stephen Miller in 2020 to deny people the opportunity to apply for refugee status under established law. It has been in existence for two years, and by all objective measures, it has been a failure. It turbocharged recidivism, inflated the number of “border encounters,” and prevented the use of consequence delivery mechanisms under existing law. It is long overdue for the Biden admin-
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law. This harmful policy disproportionately affected Black migrants and created life-threatening conditions for immigrants seeking refuge at our borders. Untold unaccompanied children, families, asylum seekers; none were spared the denial of due process entitled to them
by law,” said Clarke. “Though it is difficult and perhaps impossible to undo this pain caused by Title 42, it is my hope that its end will signal the beginning of a national commitment to compassionately and safely welcome new Americans to our country. But let me be clear: our nation owes these communities, particularly the Haitian people who were disproportionately and vastly victimized under its cruelty, more than the apologies and empty words they are so tragically accustomed to. They deserve our promise for a better, more accepting, more loving future. And I intend to keep it."l
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