(Washington, D.C., Tuesday, January 19, 2021) – It is essential President-elect Biden fulfills his promises to undo the last four years of immigration policy and do more than any administration to advance the protections and rights of immigrants and their families.
Immigrants, 70 percent of whom are employed in essential industries such as healthcare, food processing and home care, have kept America running during the COVID-19 crisis, often at grave risk to their own health and that of their family. They will continue to be crucial to our nation’s recovery from this pandemic.
The National Immigration Law Center (NILC) has expert insight for how the new administration can undo the past four years of disastrous policies and begin working toward a compassionate 21st century immigration system, including next steps on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), religion-based travel bans, refugees, and more.
Established in 1979, the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) is the leading organization in the United States exclusively dedicated to defending and advancing the rights of immigrants with low incomes and their family members. NILC has undertaken litigation, policy advocacy, communications, and network-building efforts to help immigrants make healthy and secure lives for their families, build and exercise political power, and become integral participants in U.S. democracy. For more information, visit https://www.nilc.org/.
Marielena Hincapié is executive director of the National Immigration Law Center (NILC), the nation’s leading organization dedicated to defending and advancing the rights of low-income immigrants in the U.S., and of the NILC Immigrant Justice Fund (IJF). Under her leadership, NILC and the IJF strategically combine litigation, policy, communications, narrative change, and movement-building to effect transformational change. As an immigrant from Colombia, Ms. Hincapié brings her lived experience and bilingual/bicultural perspective to her work.