Posted on 11/08/2023 7:03:24 PM PST by libh8er
Democrats across Congress are calling on President Biden to allow Palestinians entry into the U.S. on humanitarian grounds as war drags on in Gaza.
Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin, D-Ill., together with Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., and Pramila Jayapal, D-Was., led a letter of 103 colleagues to the president asking him to grant the Palestinian territories Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and/or authorize Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for Palestinians already living in the U.S.
The TPS program allows those from war-torn or crisis-wracked countries to legally live and work in the U.S., but does not give them permanent residency.
It allows nationals from those countries who are in the U.S. and 18-month reprieve and can be renewed indefinitely.
DED prevents unlawful immigrants from such countries from being deported for a designated time period.
Countries that currently have TPS include: Afghanistan, Ukraine, Syria, Yemen, Burma, El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Venezuela, Nepal, Nicaragua, Kuwait, Cameroon and Sudan.
'In light of ongoing armed conflict, Palestinians already in the United States should not be forced to return to the Palestinian territories, consistent with President Biden’s stated commitment to protecting Palestinian civilians,' the lawmakers wrote.
Some 7,200 Palestinians were here on temporary visas in 2022, according to State Department statistics.
'While the number of non-immigrant visas issued cannot provide an exact approximation of the number of Palestinians that would be eligible for TPS or DED, it makes clear that the number of beneficiaries would be small, while the benefit could be lifesaving,' the letter read.
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Nikki Haley is what you get when you cross Kamala’s ingrate identity politics with Hillary Clinton’s power mad warmongering.
The one thing that could stop me from voting for Trump is if he was talked into putting Nimrata Randhawa on the ticket.
Absolutely not!!!!
Why are we bringing people in who have no interest in assimilating?
It wasn’t just Hamas who attacked Israel. From what I’m hearing, it was drugged up Palestinian citizens who attacked the kibbutz.
Why can’t their Muslim neighbors take them? If they refuse to take them, there’s obviously a problem.
We all know the answer to that issue…
Not only NO, but FUCK NO!!!!!!!!
Hell No!
How about the Palestinians take up arms and fight along side the IDF to free their country from their oppressors, instead.
IDF is giving them a helping hand they should not ignore.
>Democrats tell Biden to let Palestinians stay in the U.S. as the Gaza war rages: More than 100 lawmakers urge White House to grant them protected immigration status.<
Who are these lawmakers? Infiltrators posing as America loving patriots?
This is another invitation from within.
The Trojan Horse is already inside America..
“...as war drags on in Gaza.” Since 10/7/2023? Anti-Semitic Demonicrats. :(
How about putting them all on a boat and Israel blows it up?
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