Immigration
America is a proud country of immigrants. Diversity is our strength, and together we can build a strong economy and community for our families. Unfortunately, our current immigration system is broken and in need of reform. It is long past time for Congress to enact comprehensive immigration reform that addresses issues from protecting Dreamers to the national security and humanitarian issues.
Rep. Larson is proud to support the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021. This comprehensive immigration reform bill would:
Create Pathways to Citizenship and Strengthen Labor Protections – Create a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers, TPS holders, and eligible immigrant farmworkers. It prioritizes keeping families together, reforms the employment-based visa system, and protects workers from exploitation.
Invest in Smart Border Security – Supplement existing border resources with technology and infrastructure, while cracking down on criminal organizations, smugglers, and traffickers.
Address Root Causes of Migration – Codify and fund President Biden’s $4 billion four-year plan to address root causes of migration, improve immigration courts, and support asylum seekers and other vulnerable populations.
Rep. Larson also has been proud to cosponsor and vote for the American Dream and Promise Act. This bill would provide a pathway to lawful residence and eventually citizenship for Dreamers, TPS, and DED recipients.
Rep. Larson is also a cosponsor of the following immigration bills:
ALLIES Act – This bill, which was signed into law as part of a Security Supplemental funding bill on July 20, 2021, increases the number of Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) available for Afghans who worked with the US and simplifies the process to apply.
Afghan Adjustment Act – This bill would allow Afghan evacuees to apply for legal permanent status after one year of being paroled into the country.
EAGLE Act – This bill would increase the per-country cap on family-based immigrant visas and eliminate the per-country cap for employment-based immigrant visas. It prevents employers from advertising positions as only open to H-1B applicants or let more than half of their employees be nonimmigrant visa workers.
As a nation of immigrants, we must find a way to address immigration in a compassionate manner. Rep. Larson believes Congress must work on bipartisan and common-sense solutions to do so.
More on Immigration
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Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after bipartisan Senate negotiators, led by Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), released a national security supplemental bill:
Local and federal officials gathered at the Hartford Public Library on Tuesday to celebrate a two-year, $450,000 grant to expand the library’s citizenship and immigration services.
Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin, and Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy announced $450,000 in federal funding from U.S.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted against Republican legislation, H.R. 2, which embraces former President Trump’s failed, illegal, and immoral border policies, effectively destroying the asylum system, criminalizing visa overstays, deporting unaccompanied children, and allowing for children to be jailed indefinitely.
Hartford, CT – Members of the Connecticut Congressional Delegation, Governor Ned Lamont, members of Connecticut’s Ukrainian community, and local refugee organizations praised the announcement by President Joe Biden that the United States will welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainians that have fled their homeland as a result of Putin’s invasion.
