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IMMIGRATION REFORM CAMPAIGN
WE ARE THE 11 MILLION!
In the spring of 2021, BNHR and RITA launched the “We Are The 11 Million” campaign to call for holistic immigration reform. This reform includes a pathway to citizenship for all 11 million undocumented people, demilitarization of the southern border, and increased transparency and accountability among federal immigration enforcement agencies such as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
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address in 2022, BNHR held a press conference on March 1 to urge the Biden administration to establish a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented immigrants already living and contributing to the United States. BNHR demanded the Biden administration end anti-asylum, inhumane policies like Title 42 and the Migrant Protection Protocol (MPP), also known as the “Remain in Mexico” policy.
As part of its citizenship promotion initiative, BNHR partnered with Proyecto Inmigrante and USAHello on January 27 to hold a virtual citizenship forum in Spanish to discuss the U.S. citizenship application and process. Later on June 21, BNHR and other immigrant advocates held a Citizenship Fair Day permanent residents to help them complete their citizenship applications. Through this Citizenship Fair Day, residents received free legal naturalization consultations, study materials, and assistance with their citizenship applications to eliminate any barriers to naturalization.
Additionally, in November, multiple immigration advocates and allies participated in mobilization
Action in October of this year. The Border Network for Human Rights proudly stood alongside them. It applauded the strength and courage of the Deferred and advocates who have tirelessly worked against the constant political attacks that have strived to weaken the DACA program. The attacks we have witnessed on the DACA program show us that, more than ever, immigrant lives are jeopardized by distorted narratives. With the rise of hateful, anti-immigrant, xenophobic narratives across our country, the Border Network for Human Rights emphasized that undocumented Americans, DACA or not, make our only our economy but our social fabric.
