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Rep. Chu Joins Bipartisan Group to Introduce Bill to Protect ‘Dreamers’ from Deportation

Published on Monday, January 16, 2017 | 5:26 pm
 
Rep. Judy Chu

Pasadena Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA) has joined a bipartisan group of U.S. congressmen in filing a bill that would protect undocumented young people brought into the United States as children from deportation should the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program be discontinued under the next administration.

The House version is the companion bill to a BRIDGE (Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy) act introduced by U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Dick Durbin (D-IL).

First introduced in the Senate last year, the act aims to provide undocumented youth with temporary relief from deportation and work authorization.

Under the act, the Secretary of Homeland Security is empowered to grant “provisional protected presence” to an alien who files an application demonstrating that he or she meets certain eligibility criteria and pays an application fee. Under certain conditions, an alien applying for provisional protected presence may be exempted from paying the application fee.

“I’m proud to help introduce the BRIDGE Act, which will give temporary protection to Dreamers, those who were brought to the U.S. as children, grew up here, went to school here, and laid down roots here, but have had to live their lives under the constant threat of deportation,” Chu said in a statement. “Even the President-elect himself has said that something has to be done to help Dreamers, and I agree, because their fear should not overshadow their contributions. And that is what this bill will do. Young immigrants that are already here and contributing deserve the chance to see and prove that hard work can make a difference.”

U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Kamala Harris (D-CA) are original co-sponsors of the Senate version.

Aside from Rep. Chu, U.S. Representatives Jeff Denham (R-CA), Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Carlos L. Curbelo (R-FL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) are original cosponsors of the House version.

The BRIDGE Act is broadly supported by the faith, business, higher-education, civil rights, and immigrant communities. This week, 88 business leaders from around the country sent a letter to President-elect Donald Trump and House and Senate leadership asking them to support the Act.

The text of the BRIDGE Act can be found on this link.

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