Immigration has been a source of economic, cultural, and social benefit for the Commonwealth for more than 400 years. While we’re waiting on Congress to enact long overdue comprehensive immigration reform, the President has offered lawful, reasonable steps that will boost our economy, keep families intact, and promote public safety by removing criminals and increasing trust between law enforcement and communities. In Virginia, deferred action for young people has enabled us to offer an affordable college education to the children of immigrants who, in many cases, know no home but Virginia. These reforms would offer additional benefits to our Commonwealth, and they should be allowed to move forward.
I want to particularly thank Senator Mark Warner, Governor of Virginia McAuliffe, Delegate Mark Keam, Delegate Alfonso Lopez, VACOLAO – Virginia Coalition of Latino Organizations and NAKASEC for their support of our brief today.
Immigration has been a source of economic, cultural, and social benefit for the Commonwealth for more than 400 years….
Posted by Mark Herring on Monday, April 6, 2015