Democratic Lawmakers Want To Give Bahamians Temporary Protected Status
Source: Huffington Post
On Thursday, Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey introduced a bill to provide temporary protected status (TPS) to Bahamians, a status generally given to refugees of war or disaster that allows them to live and work in the U.S. until it is safe to return to their country.
More than a dozen Democratic lawmakers co-sponsored the bill, including 2020 presidential contenders Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey, Kamala Harris of California, Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, who were set to face off later Thursday in a debate.
The Trump Administrations inability to provide TPS to Bahamians is as predictable as it is unfortunate, Menendez said in a news release. Given the Presidents unwillingness to act, Senate Democrats are introducing legislation that would provide Bahamian nationals in the United States with urgently needed humanitarian protection.
Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/democrats-bahamians-tps-hurricane-trump_n_5d7aae4ce4b061b5526a19cf
Democrats lead.
Republican greed.
yaesu
(8,020 posts)and we all may be in the same boat some day, how would we feel if we were turned away.
thenelm1
(844 posts)But you no danged well, if there is any way to block it, the pubbies will likely do it. Does the Senate get a say? Gawd forbid they go against the 'Gawd King'.
cstanleytech
(26,082 posts)and retaking a majority in the Senate, House as well as the Presidency not to mention the local and regional elections at the state level because if we don't do all that then what we want to do will not matter as we won't have the power to do it.