“Voting ‘yes’ on comprehensive immigration reform is the right thing to do for American families across our country,” noted McCullough. The bill is likely to come to a vote on Thursday and includes key provisions that CWS has long-advocated for: a roadmap to citizenship, family reunification and increased protections for refugees. Faith communities are counting on the Senate to fix our broken immigration system, and we will continue to work with the House of Representatives to make this legislation the law of the land.” “After months of negotiation, this is a bipartisan bill that all Senators can get behind. “Our undocumented community members have waited decades for this unprecedented moment,” said CEO and President of Church World Service, the Rev.
744, The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, Church World Service urges Senators to vote “yes” in support of the historic legislation. Senate comes to a final vote on the bipartisan immigration reform bill S. * Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation.Īs the U.S.
