Arizona Interfaith Network (AIN) joined business and community leaders as part of the American Business Immigration Coalition (ABIC), urging Senator Sinema and Senator Kelly to support action that would create pathways to citizenship for Dreamers, Temporary Protected Status holders, farmworkers, and essential workers. Citing the labor shortage and the instability for both immigrant families and communities, the letter makes the case for Congressional action for common sense immigration solutions.

As reported in The Arizona Mirror, “Time is running out for Senate Democrats to deliver millions of undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship that their families and advocates nationwide have been clamoring for years, and some business leaders in Arizona are emphasizing the economic benefits of a path to legalization. 

“In a letter to U.S. Sens. Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema, 32 business leaders, elected officials and heads of nonprofits [including AIN clergy co-chairs Rabbi John Linder and Rev. Martha Seaman] asked them to ignore the recommendations from the Senate parliamentarian, who twice rejected a plan to include a pathway to citizenship in a budget reconciliation plan.” 

The ABIC letter reminds the senators that Arizonans "value immigrants as workers, neighbors, and fellow human beings worthy of dignity and respect." And moreover, that "they work hard, pay taxes, and contribute to our state’s economy".

Click to read the full text of the letter:

-----

News coverage:

"Path to citizenship a tool to combat labor shortages", Laura Gómez, AZ Mirror.