{"id":25342,"date":"2022-01-11T15:41:09","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T20:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/?p=25342"},"modified":"2022-01-11T15:53:01","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T20:53:01","slug":"senate-dems-more-tps-demands-immigrationreform-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2022\/01\/11\/senate-dems-more-tps-demands-immigrationreform-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Citing COVID, Senate Democrats Recklessly Demand Amnesty for Millions of Central Americans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Senate Democrats are demanding<\/a> the Biden administration grant and extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to at least 2 million illegal aliens from Central America. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Created in 1990<\/a>, TPS provides temporary protection to illegal aliens in the United States unable to return to their home countries due to exigent circumstances such as armed conflict or natural disasters. It provides individuals deportation relief as well as work permits until conditions improve in the home countries. The designation lasts between six and 18 months but is often renewed indefinitely and becomes a quasi-amnesty for those here unlawfully\u2014something the program was never envisioned to do. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senate Democrats are urging the Biden administration to grant TPS to Guatemalans, and to extend eligibility to citizens of El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua. More than 300,000<\/a> illegal aliens from El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua already receive TPS. In a letter to the Biden administration, the 32 Democratic senators claim that the \u201csocial and economic crises exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic warrant such an action by the Administration.\u201d (As if our country isn\u2019t suffering under the same circumstances!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If\nSenate Democrats want the Biden administration to grant and\/or expand TPS for\ncountries that have been negatively impacted by COVID, then nearly every\ncountry in the world could qualify. This is clearly an unreasonable proposal\nthat must not be considered seriously. Under this logic, tens of millions of\nillegal aliens could potentially receive a back-door pass to permanent\nresidency. As we have seen repeatedly, TPS is almost never temporary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take,\nfor example, countries cited in this letter: El Salvador, Honduras, and\nNicaragua. After a hurricane struck the region, Honduras and Nicaragua received\nTPS in 1999, while Salvadorans were granted TPS in 2001. More than 20 years\nlater, these designations are still not removed and, as seen by this letter, there\nare efforts to expand protections even more. While TPS was intended to provide\ntemporary relief after a natural disaster like a hurricane, it was never\nenvisioned to protect those here unlawfully indefinitely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Similarly, of the 12 countries<\/a> that currently benefit from TPS, eight have maintained that status for at least six years, and five have been granted it for more than 20 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rather\nthan providing TPS to nationals of yet another country, the program should be\nreformed by establishing clear time limitations and creating statutory tests\nthat must be met to grant or extend the TPS designation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Senate Democrats are demanding the Biden administration grant and extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to at least 2 million illegal aliens from Central America. Created in 1990, TPS provides temporary protection to illegal aliens in the United States unable to return to their home countries due to exigent circumstances such as armed conflict or natural<\/p>\n

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