“Our union proudly supports the reintroduction of the Dream and Promise Act. Our country needs leadership that addresses our broken immigration system instead of blaming and scapegoating immigrant workers. Immigrant workers are the backbone of the hospitality industry, and so many live and work here thanks to Temporary Protected Status (TPS) or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Their contribution to our country should be celebrated, not demonized.
“Immigrants deserve a path to citizenship and the Dream and Promise Act would allow US residents who hold these temporary protections that possibility. It is what they have earned, they care for us when we stay away from home, they start early and get home late, and they keep our industry and country running. It has been the failure of Congress to act that has created our current immigration crisis. We are proud to support The Dream and Promise Act which will provide security to so many and will keep millions of hard-working immigrants together with their families.”
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