Posted on 02/12/2019 1:41:39 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Perla Canales, born in Honduras, has been living and working in the U.S. for 26 years under a federal program that temporarily protects her immigration status, but she is worried how long that will last.
Canales, 54, who works as a cleaner at a mall in Staten Island, New York, was one of thousands who went to Washington on Tuesday to call on Congress to enact permanent protections for those in the TPS program.
Approximately 325,000 people have Temporary Protected Status, which is granted to immigrants from certain countries fleeing natural disasters and civil wars, and allows them to live and work in the United States.
Though previous administrations have always renewed TPS protections, the Trump administration has tried to end the program for most of its recipients, including 200,000 Salvadorans, nearly 3,000 Nicaraguans, 57,000 Hondurans, 46,000 Haitians and nearly 10,000 from Nepal and Sudan.
Two House Democrats, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, joined the crowd of demonstrators Tuesday in front of the White House.
“From Nepal to Honduras, we made a promise that we were going to be a safe haven,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “We need to make sure that, as a nation, we honor our promises.”
“TPS is a falsehood,” Pressley said. “What's temporary about families that have been contributing to this country for decades? … We’re here affirming your dignity and demanding that this administration sees your humanity.”
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She’s a Judas goat, leading the “unsuspecting” to their deaths via Socialism.
TPS? Did that process generate any reports?
immigrant (Merriam-Webster)
: a person who comes to a country to take up permanent residence
temporary (Merriam-Webster)
: lasting for a limited time
: as in Temporary Protected Status
Nice. A proud American even before he became a citizen. Snowflakes could learn something from Ziggy... if they cared to listen.
26 years of TEMPOARY protected status against a natural disaster? Or even a civil war? Not likely. It’s an abuse of the system. Round ‘em up. Kick ‘em out. Confiscate whatever they fraudulently “earned” or saved while gaming the system. Hate to be a hard @$$, but how are we going to dissuade scammers without penalties? Libs have only themselves to blame for encouraging them.
Tough. In 26 years, she should have had time enough to decide that she’s here permanently and that it was time to become a United States citizen.
You can’t have it both ways - one foot here, the other one there. Especially not after so many years.
If she’s all that afraid, apply to become a LEGAL, PERMANENT, US citizen. PERIOD.
I agree, we should remove them to their own country, post haste.
When do we hear of a bus careening out of control and..................
I’m fed up with seeing this Bolsheviks bitch’s face every where. She needs to be ended.
Treat them as out of uniform combatants under Geneva Convention rules!
“”From Nepal to Honduras, we made a promise that we were going to be a safe haven,” Ocasio-Cortez said.””
What the heck is she talking about? What’s this “WE” BS? I doubt that she could even locate Nepal on a map. I don’t remember promising Nepal anything! She might turn her attention to Haiti and ask the Clintons about THOSE promises.
Does that dame ever close her mouth?
TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS - it isn’t forever. Go home.
Whoops - I just posted a reply on another post and I said I wasn’t going to waste my time with this idiot...We really need a TIME OUT on threads about her then we won’t make the mistake of replying after we said no more - HA!
My dog and I just marched the neighborhood for dog treats justice.
wow. 26 years in protected status and worked her way up to a mall janitor? Impressive. Good job skills to return home with. Time to go
But, that's the coalition of the Left - the clueless and the talentless/skill-less - joining together to cease stuff from others. The others being those with the initiative and resourcefulness to develop their own knowledge, skills and talents to get the stuff on their own.
CORRECTION: cease = seize
What she thinks qualified her was her internship for Ted Kennedy. And why she thinks she's so much better than anyone else and can talk down the end of her nose to others. The Kennedy Curse - the curse that keeps on giving.
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