WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Immigration Forum today joined nearly 30 organizations in announcing the Alliance for a New Immigration Consensus (ANIC), which is calling for bipartisan legislative solutions on immigration and border security in 2022.
The alliance launched with a press call today and a letter to congressional leaders in which members push for consensus-based, incremental reforms that focus on permanent legal protections for Dreamers and agricultural workers, as well as orderly, secure and humane processes at our borders.
“Democrats and Republicans have an opportunity here to lead the way toward much-needed consensus,” said Ali Noorani, President and CEO of the National Immigration Forum. “Americans want their elected officials to come together and address their concerns about the ongoing economic recovery from COVID-19, persistent labor shortages and supply chain challenges, rising inflation and border security. Consensus-based immigration reforms can do just that.”
The launch comes on the heels of new polling showing that a strong majority of Americans support “Republicans and Democrats working together on immigration reforms that strengthen border security, create a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children, and ensure a legal, reliable workforce for America’s farmers and ranchers.” Support was even stronger in recent polling by The LIBRE Initiative.
The letter outlines three priorities for Congress ahead of the midterm elections:
- Address the uncertainty that dominates the everyday lives of so many undocumented immigrants seeking to contribute to our economy;
- Tackle issues facing our border and strengthen our nation’s ability to manage the border in a secure, orderly and humane manner; and
- Solve the workforce limitations in our agricultural sector that are currently contributing to supply chain issues and raising cost concerns.
To learn more about ANIC’s efforts, visit www.anic.co and follow the conversation on social media via #ANIC.
About the Alliance for a New Immigration Consensus
The Alliance for a New Immigration Consensus (ANIC) is a public coalition of business, faith, education and advocacy organizations working to build support for bipartisan legislative solutions that provide permanent legal protections and other reforms for Dreamers, TPS recipients, and agricultural workers in 2022.
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