Are we supposed to care about their feelings? In a sane world, one in which the government of the United States enforced its laws, the ones screeching for amnesty would be immediately deported
Undocumented immigrants are frustrated with Biden on reforms as Build Back Better stalls
Katia Escobar was preparing to start college at the University of Houston last year, excited about the prospect that Congress might soon pass legislation that would wipe out the barriers she faced as an undocumented “Dreamer,” brought to the U.S. from Mexico illegally by her parents when she was a year old.
But today, the once bright hopes of Escobar — and millions of other Dreamers — have all but evaporated. Despite President Biden’s brief renewed pledge in his State of the Union address to push for a “pathway to citizenship” for Dreamers, farmworkers and essential workers, the prospect for immigration reform seems more remote than ever, and undocumented immigrants like Escobar are increasingly disillusioned.
Boo hoo. Most Americans do not care. We’ve been dealing with COVID for 2 years, dealing with the soft tyranny of the government response, now dealing with inflation, and now a war in Ukraine
“I’m fighting for my life, and many others are with me on that,” said Escobar, who has become an activist on the issue. “My life and the lives of millions of others who are like me should not be up for debate.”
She’s right, it shouldn’t be up for debate. She should be deported forthwith to her country of origin.
As for Biden’s remarks during his address, Escobar added that she’s not sure she trusts the White House to be truly committed. “We have seen in the past him making empty promises,” she said.
Brandon making empty promises? Well, that’s strange.
Escobar is an example of the real-life costs of congressional inaction on the issue of immigration — and the political risks for Biden and Democrats as they face challenging midterm elections without being able to deliver on an issue that has been a top priority of Hispanic groups for years.
Since the ones who find it being a priority are mostly in the U.S. illegally, their opinion doesn’t count. Let them go back to their countries and apply for citizenship.
A poll from Morning Consult/Politico released in January found that 56 percent of registered voters disapprove of Biden’s handling of immigration, an apparent reflection of persistent reports of surging border crossings since he took office. But while the spike in illegal entries has been amplified by conservative media and denounced by GOP lawmakers, some of the most stinging criticism of the White House is coming from Hispanic activists who once enthusiastically welcomed the Democratic president’s election and now see the administration as giving them little more than lip service.
Reports? It’s just reports of surging border crossings? Like, they’re not really real, we’re just getting “reports”? The border is almost completely open.
As for Escobar, she has been able to enroll as a freshman at the University of Houston. But being undocumented, she has been unable to receive financial aid from the federal government. She’s also had difficulty finding work to support herself and faces an uncertain future once she graduates, hostage to the seemingly endless debates in Washington over immigration.
“There’s a lot of things they have promised us,” she said. “Right now, before we even give them the chance to start giving up on us, we just want to remind them that they have a moral obligation to pass citizenship to 11 million undocumented immigrants.”
She shouldn’t even be allowed to enroll, much less Demand that the government legalize them all.
As for Escobar, while she continues to pursue higher education, her legal status remains in perpetual limbo.
Last March, she applied for DACA status in Texas under the Obama-era program. But her application was thrown out when U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen in Texas ruled that the program was illegal and ordered a halt to all first-time applications to the program.
“I really was depending on this program to give me a work permit to be able to generate income during my time in college to support myself. Of course, that all changed in an instant, and my life was once again in limbo,” Escobar said.
When did she arrive illegally where she would apply for the un-Constitutional DACA last March? The authorities know where she is: she should be deported under federal law.
Escobar said she was ultimately able to fund her way through college after applying for and being awarded money through the Texas Application for State Financial Aid, or TASFA.
Which takes money away from actual U.S. citizens.
And while she said she’s glad Biden mentioned immigration reform during his State of the Union address, she wishes he had emphasized how important it is for Dreamers like her that Congress act right away.
“The situation is urgent,” she said. “We need these protections now.”
Then apply for citizenship in your home country. These people have no right to demand anything. Criminals do not get to demand anything.
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