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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Melissa Hellmann

Latino lawmakers urge Biden to extend work permits for undocumented people

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People rally in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in Washington DC on 12 November 2019. Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin/AP

As the presidential election looms, Latino elected officials in swing states such as Nevada and Arizona are prioritizing the election issues that are most crucial to their constituents. On Tuesday, leaders held a press conference to urge Joe Biden to extend work permits for long-term undocumented immigrants.

For more than a year, the Biden administration has used a humanitarian parole program to grant work permits to hundreds of thousands of recent immigrants from Venezuela, Cuba, Haiti and Nicaragua. But long-term immigrants say it is time they are provided work authorization as well.

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