CFI Reacts to White House’s New Immigration Plan to “Keep Families Together”
Since it’s creation as a standalone organization, CFI has led on research and advocacy at the intersection of fiscal and immigration policy. Over the years, our research has demonstrated the positive impacts and benefits that pro-immigrant policies -including driver’s licenses for all– have on our families, communities, and economies. Conversely, CFI has also produced research showing the immense costs that policies like the infamous “Show Me Your Papers Law” and other family separation policies have on children, parents, our communities, and to our state and local economies.
For these reasons, CFI along with several leading state and national immigration partners, including the National Immigration Law Center (NILC), are encouraged to see the Biden administration’s recent plan to provide relief for some immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens by ensuring families can stay together. According to White House estimates, this policy has the potential to support about 500,000 noncitizen spouses and approximately 50,000 noncitizen children under the age of 21.
This announcement comes however, after the administration’s previous executive order severely limiting access to asylum for many individuals and families seeking safety in our state and country. CFI believes that policies that keep individuals and families safe, together, and whole, allow them to thrive and be contributing community members and taxpayers. Even as we hold the reality of these two policies, we also continue to advocate for a permanent and accessible path to citizenship for all immigrants.
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