The Department of Homeland Security should create a parole program allowing states to sponsor migrants for parole and employment in key industries, Senate Democrats said in a letter to President Joe Biden Friday.
Immigration laws require asylum seekers to wait six months for a work permit, which can take more than a year to be issued because of processing delays. But individuals admitted to the US through parole are immediately eligible for employment authorization documents, the lawmakers noted.
Democrats Richard Durbin (Ill.), Tammy Duckworth (Ill.), Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I), Mazie Hirono (Hawaii), Cory Booker (N.J.), Alex Padilla (Calif)., Peter Welch (Vt.), ...
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