Martin O'Malley Announces Additional Protections for New Americans

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Nov 6 | Additional Protections for New Americans


OneAmericaVotes ?@OneAmericaVotes
Before he addresses @Re4mImmigration summit, @MartinOMalley sits with @OneAmericaVotes leaders. #FamiliesFightBack

BALTIMORE MD – In advance of his visit to Nevada on Sunday to address immigration leaders and as we approach the anniversary of the President’s Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents and expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Governor O’Malley released the following statement and new proposals:

“Given the hateful and nativist rhetoric dominating the Republican Party, it’s incumbent upon Democratic candidates for President to show what exactly they would do to fix our inhumane immigration system. It’s all too easy to critique Republican’s rhetoric, but what is squarely in our national interest and what New American immigrants need and demand is a clear vision of how we will stand with them.

“This week, Senator Marco Rubio stated unequivocally that he would end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and deport DREAMers. The new Speaker of the House, Paul Ryan, also promised not to hold a vote on comprehensive immigration reform despite broad bipartisan support. As Democrats, we are right to decry their words—but we cannot let their race to the bottom impede us from putting forth a detailed and progressive roadmap to make our immigration system more humane and our nation more welcoming to New American immigrants.



OneAmericaVotes ?@OneAmericaVotes
@MartinOMalley talking abt #newamericans. "The arc of this country's future bends toward inclusion." #FamiliesFightBack @Re4mImmigration


“As we approach the November 20th anniversary of the President announcing his Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents and expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, I urge my fellow Democratic candidates for President to join me in committing to aggressively fight for these reforms in the courts.

“I want to turn the page on the the failed, cautious, poll tested policies of the past and fight to include more people, more fully into the social, political and economic fabric of our country. I will do that by using the full power of the presidency to reaffirm that we’re a nation who is made stronger by New American immigrants and that we must keep families and communities together.”

Governor O’Malley is the only candidate who has gotten results on immigration reform. His plan to fix our inhumane immigration system has been praised as the most comprehensive and most progressive – setting the standard in the Democratic field. His expanded proposals to fix our inhumane immigration system follow:

1. Protect New Americans who stand up for their rights. Undocumented workers are too often afraid to report health, safety, or labor violations—or join a union—out of fear of retaliation and deportation. This fear makes it easier for employers to economically exploit them, driving down wages for everyone. As President, I will establish an affirmative process for individuals engaged in workplace or civil rights disputes to request deferred action and work authorization.

2. Guarantee farmworker rights and protections. Our nation must provide Farmworkers the opportunity earn lawful permanent resident status, so they can fully exercise their rights and measurably improve their working conditions. As President, I will include farmworkers in my executive actions and work to ensure their equal rights under our labor laws.



RI4A ?@RI4A
Q: we've heard promises, will you COMMIT to passing #CIR? A: @MartinOMalley: within 100 days of being in office.


3. Immediately release women and children being held in detention. This week we learned that the Central American Minors program has, due to administrative and logistical failings, not reunited a single child residing in violence-plagued Central America with their parents here in the United States. Meanwhile, the immigrant women and children who successfully fled violence remain locked up in detention facilities. I urge the Obama Administration to immediately comply with the federal court order to release these families and as President I will end our nation’s failed experiment with family detention.

4. Encourage states to expand in-state tuition, access to driver’s licenses and health care to New American immigrants. Many states affirmatively expanded access to in-state tuition, drivers licenses, and health care to immigrants. As President, I will work with Congress to repeal laws that deny access to federal financial aid based on immigration status and establish federal incentives for states to continue to move in the right direction. Moreover, I strongly and without reservation support national in-state tuition for all immigrants, regardless of status.

5. Promote family unity by reducing unnecessary barriers to lawful status. Many immigrants who are entitled to lawful permanent resident status (or “green cards”) must first return to their home countries if they previously lived in the United States while undocumented. Yet, when they depart, they are then barred from re-entering the United States for three to ten years. This 1990’s policy creates a Catch 22 that needlessly hurts American families, punishing individuals even if they are now eligible to legally remain in the United States. While waivers to these punitive bars to re-entry exist, families often struggle to meet confusing eligibility requirements. As President, I will work to keep families together by improving access to these important waivers and creating a rebuttable presumption of extreme hardship in cases involving immigrant families who are the most vulnerable and meet certain criteria.



Philip Rucker ?@PhilipRucker 13h13 hours ago
Standing ovation and chants of “Sí, se puede” for @MartinOMalley at end of his speech to immig activists in Vegas.

related:

O'Malley criticized the argument that immigrants take American jobs, calling it an example of the "failed thinking of the past...I represent a different generation," O'Malley said. "The generation that I represent understands that comprehensive immigration reform is in the best economic interests of the United States as a whole."

O'Malley, a former governor of Maryland, made his comments at a forum organized by the Fair Immigration Reform Movement and The Nation, a magazine. The event invited all presidential candidates from the Republican and Democratic parties to speak, and two candidates on the Democratic ticket, O'Malley and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, accepted. About 350 people attended the event Sunday at the LINQ Hotel, billed by organizers as a non-partisan forum.
http://www.reviewjournal.com/politics/sanders-fires-thousands-north-las-vegas-omalley-promotes-immigration-reform

watch entire O'Malley appearance:

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1. O'Malley really impresses me on issues regarding immigration. He gets it.

I'm still a Sanders supporter but deeply appreciate the hard work and dedication O'Malley has done to support the rights of those who have immigrated to this country.

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2. Damn, shit like this almost makes me wish I was voting for him instead of Sanders.

At the very least, I hope he succeeds in moving the eventual nominee towards better views on immigration.

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3. K & R. n/t

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4. O'Malley is definitely the immigration candidate.

His proposals show a real way forward in protecting immigrants and their families.

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5. the only candidate

Martin O'Malley ?@MartinOMalley
I’m the only candidate to lay out the actions I would take as President to bring New American families out of the shadows and into the light

Martin O'Malley ?@MartinOMalley
In Maryland, we pursued our own DREAM Act to ensure that 36,000 Dreamers could have access to affordable higher education.

Ready For O'Malley ?@Ready4Martin
@MartinOMalley vows to clear military records of those discharged for being gay http://gu.com/p/4e3xn/stw #OMalley2016 #NewLeadership

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6. Kick for exposure!

I want to see him rise in the polls. He's a neck and neck with Bernie for me, and if he pulled closest to Hillary or it became a real three-way race? My decision would be sealed for him.

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7. Si! Se puede! BIG K&R! nt

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8. update: vid in op

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9. Wow, he really is the best candidate on immigration issues. He gets it more than any other candiate.

Today in his Texas townhall:

@lorenasreyna: Speaking emotionally @MartinOMalley says we need to stop detaining women and children behind barbed wire fences #TTevents

And this isn't a new held position for him. Here is a flashback to his 2010 debate where he defended New Americans:

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10. he gets it

...yes.