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ffr

(22,649 posts)
Thu Sep 12, 2019, 09:20 PM Sep 2019

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 Administration’s inability to provide TPS to Bahamians is as predictable as it is unfortunate,” Menendez said in a news release. “Given the President’s 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



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Democratic Lawmakers Want To Give Bahamians Temporary Protected Status (Original Post) ffr Sep 2019 OP
this should have been a day one priority yaesu Sep 2019 #1
Yes, it should have been. thenelm1 Sep 2019 #2
I have no objection but the primary focus should remain firmly fixed on defeating the Repugnants cstanleytech Sep 2019 #3

yaesu

(8,020 posts)
1. this should have been a day one priority
Thu Sep 12, 2019, 09:30 PM
Sep 2019

and we all may be in the same boat some day, how would we feel if we were turned away.

thenelm1

(844 posts)
2. Yes, it should have been.
Thu Sep 12, 2019, 10:17 PM
Sep 2019

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)
3. I have no objection but the primary focus should remain firmly fixed on defeating the Repugnants
Thu Sep 12, 2019, 11:18 PM
Sep 2019

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.

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