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A social justice event dealing with immigration reform and titled Immigration: Taking Mercy on the Stranger will be held online and in person April 28, 2022, from 4:30 to 6 p.m., in Cullen Hall on the campus of the University of St. Thomas-Houston. This presentation is part of USTs Fratelli Tutti series highlighting good Samaritans of Houston who find ways in their work to heal the social fabric and reach across walls and boundaries to promote the common good. The event speaker will be Stan Marek, a community leader and president and CEO of the Marek Family of Companies. He also was recognized by UST with its Faithful Citizenship Award, which celebrates remarkable Houstonians for their extraordinary lives of faith.

Marek Offers an Insiders View of Illegal Immigration

Stan Marek, speaker

In 2020, Marek co-authored a book, Deconstructed: An Insiders View of Illegal Immigration and the Building Trades. The publication unravels relevant economic issues driving illegal immigration, looks at the human toll and outlines practical, comprehensive solutions.

Marek said, Immigration is once again one of the most divisive issues in our country. We will be talking about real immigration issues that impact healthcare, education, law enforcement, and business. Our main purpose, through our Rational Middle platform, is to educate and empower voters on immigration issues. And we will offer a commonsense solution that seems to resonate with each side of the aisle.

Getting to Know Marek

The Texas native and business leader regularly demonstrates his passion for workforce development, sustainability and immigration reform. Marek has championed a leading-edge workforce development program for his employees and has focused on Comprehensive Immigration Reform for the past three years. He is the co-founder of Texans for Sensible Immigration Policy and a member of the Greater Houston Partnership task force, Americans for Immigration Reform.

Loren Steffy, moderator

Event Moderator Is Award-winning Journalist

Serving as moderator during the April 28 talk will be Mareks co-author, award-winning business journalist Loren Steffy. The former Houston Chronicle columnist is the executive producer for Rational Middle Media, a writer-at-large for Texas Monthly and managing director for the communications firm 30 Point Strategies.

The event on April 28 is free and open to the public.

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Taking Mercy on the Stranger: A Presentation on Immigration Reform - Construction Citizen

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said that all Democrats supported comprehensive immigration reform and that they were still working out the details in a CNN interview Monday.

During an appearance on CNNs State of the Union, host Dana Bash asked Warren about Title 42 and her colleagues that have come out against the administrations move to lift it.

AUSTIN, TEXAS MARCH 09: Elizabeth Warren is interviewed live on stage during the 2019 SXSW Conference and Festival at the Moody Theater on March 09, 2019 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jim Bennett/WireImage) (Getty Images)

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Almost a dozen of your fellow Democratic senators are expressing concerns about this. You support lifting title 42, so what is your plan to handle a likely surge in migrants? And are you confident they will be treated humanely? Bash asked the senator.

Warren said that Title 42 was not consistent with our values and doesnt keep us safer.

The Biden Administration is putting plans in place to deal with people who are asking for amnesty and humanitarian relief at the border, the senator said. But keep in mind, we need comprehensive immigration reform. And thats something all the Democrats are on board for. We have to work out the details. We still need to be in that fight, though. Thats where we need to make significant change.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS OCTOBER 22: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) visits with striking Chicago teachers at Oscar DePriest Elementary School on October 22, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) ((Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images))

MORE DEMOCRATS SOUND THE ALARM AS WHITE HOUSE PLANS TO SCRAP TITLE 42

Bash also asked Warren about the midterm elections and the Democratic Partys chances.

Warren said that if the Democrats dont pass their agenda in the next 200 days, they would lose big in the November midterm elections.

Immigrant men from many countries are taken into custody by U.S. Border Patrol agents at the U.S.-Mexico border on December 07, 2021 in Yuma, Arizona. Governors from 26 states have formed a strike force to address the crisis at the border. (John Moore/Getty Images)

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Some Democrats have distanced themselves from the administrations plans for Title 42. Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, for instance, said that the administrations decision to roll back Title 42 is wrong and reckless.

Others, like Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, emphasized having a plan in place before the measure is lifted.

Until the administration can demonstrate that there is a plan in place to handle a surge in migration at the border in a humane, safe and orderly way, I cant support the decision to end Title 42 at this time, Lee previously told Fox News Digital. By lifting Title 42 without the necessary staffing and resources, the administration will only exacerbate the tensions that, for decades, have stalled progress on reforming our broken immigration system.

Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va., also said that the administration doesnt have a plan in place.

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Warren says all Democrats on board with 'comprehensive' immigration reform: 'We have to work out the details' - Home - WSFX

WASHINGTON, April 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to a request for public input on how the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) should apply the public charge ground of inadmissibility, the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) submitted a comment yesterday.

"Public charge restrictions have been around for over a century and the principle that immigrants be self-sufficient predates our Republic," said Dan Stein, president of FAIR. "Immigrants must not depend on taxpayer-funded public benefits to meet their needs."

"Congress has acted to ensure that immigrants rely on their own capabilities and the resources of their families, sponsors, and private organizations, and that the availability of public benefits not create an incentive for immigration to the United States," Stein noted. "Indeed, as recently as 1996, Congress clearly declared that self-sufficiency has been a basic principle of United States immigration law since this country's earliest immigration statutes and that it should continue to be a governing principle in the United States."

In a sternly-worded, thorough public comment, FAIR recommends that DHS reform the Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility rule to require U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officers to consider all means-tested public benefits provided by Federal, State, Tribal, territorial, and local government agencies when evaluating whether an alien is likely to become a public charge. DHS should further strengthen the rule by:

"These changes will not only strengthen the integrity of our immigration system and ensure that immigrants are self-sufficient, but protect taxpayers and vulnerable Americans who depend on the availability of safety-net public benefits," Stein concluded.

Contact: Preston Huennekens, 202-328-7004 or [emailprotected].

ABOUT FAIR

Founded in 1979, FAIR is the country's largest immigration reform group. With over 3 million members and supporters nationwide, FAIR fights for immigration policies that serve national interests, not special interests. FAIR believes that immigration reform must enhance national security, improve the economy, protect jobs, preserve our environment, and establish a rule of law that is recognized and enforced.

SOURCE Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR)

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FAIR: Biden Public Charge Rule Sticks it to American Taxpayers and a Governing Principle that Predates our Republic - PR Newswire

Though Governor Greg Abbott has been extremely coy about addressing the issue directly, its rumored that he will be seeking the Republican nomination for president in 2024. If that is the case, he appears to be hanging all of his hopes on a set of far-right stunts centered around border security. Though most of them have been objective failures, polls show they may be helping the governor anyway.

The subject of the southern border definitely front and center in fundraising messaging.

Bidens TURNING A BLIND EYE to his growing border crisis, and even has made it worse by lifting yet another immigration policy, reads a recent fundraising email from Texans for Greg Abbott. We HAVE to hold Biden accountable for allowing illegal immigrants to walk into our country with no repercussions. Will you chip in today to help us hold Biden accountable?

The policy they are speaking of is the controversial decision by President Joe Biden to end a policy called Title 42, which was used during the pandemic to expel immigrants without due process. The Biden White House says that the policy is no longer needed as safety in immigrant processing facilities has reached acceptable levels.

Still, there is no denying that America continues to see a spike in border crossers, and Abbott has been keen to capitalize on the appearance that Biden is soft on undocumented immigration. This hasled to a variety of initiativeswhere the governor claims he is succeeding where Biden has failed.

These include crowdfunding new segments of border fence to be built on land owned by the state of Texas, something that it is very unclear whether Texas actually has a right to do. The action that has granted Abbott the most attention lately is bussing captured border crossers to Washington D.C. All those transported volunteered for the ride and were fed at Texas expense, but the move has been heralded as a publicity stunt by federal government. The Department of Homeland Securityalready transports immigrants to other statesspecifically to keep border town resources from being overrun.

The most controversial action Abbott has taken is Operation Lone Star, a military engagement using the Texas Nation Guard that has been responsible for rounding up scores of border crossers, often through alleged entrapment.The operation has been a debacle for the governor, and has led to desertions and suicides among the guard.

To date, none of these actions have significantly solved any problems at the southern border, but Abbotts bombastic stunts are yielding fruit in the hearts of voters who feel undocumented immigration is the most pressing issue.

According to a Dallas Morning News/UT Tyler poll from January, the state is broadly behind Abbott, though rarely by much and with a lot of indecision. Republicans felt that securing the border was even more of a priority than fixing the electric grid, and overall, 41 percent of Texans agreed. A majority of Texans (52 percent) approve of how Abbott has handled border issues, while only 32 percent feel the same about Biden. No matter how badly Operation Lone Star has gone, 54 percent approve of sending the National Guard there.

On the other hand, the polling does show that Texans might be open to other paths if Biden could push immigration reform through Congress. A majority (54 percent) approve of granting immigrants who came as children permanent legal status, and only a minority are still in favor of more physical border fencing being built.

The popular consensus from the data seems to be that something must be done at the border, that Biden is not doing it, that even though what Abbot is doing rarely produces positive results it counts as something, but ultimately the state would be happier with true reform. Until that happens, Abbott is likely to have a political advantage with border parlor tricks.

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Abbott Hangs Political Future On Border Issues, And It May Be Working - Reform Austin

WASHINGTON, April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The following statement was issued by Dan Stein, president of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) in response to an impending Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) preventing the Biden administration from ending Title 42:

"Today U.S. District Judge Robert R. Summerhays agreed with 21 states that the Biden administration's impending cancelation of Title 42 would cause significant and irreparable harm to state and local jurisdictions.

"The assertion by the states of what would likely happen if Title 42 were lifted was not even contested by the Biden administration. The administration has, in fact, assembled a multiagency task force to manage what they anticipate to be an unprecedented surge of migrants crossing our borders illegally after May 23.

"We applaud the attorneys general of Missouri, Louisiana, and Arizona for originally filing this lawsuit and adding 18 states shortly thereafter. When the federal government does not fulfill its border security responsibilities, states are compelled to take legal action to protect their residents. They acted not only in the best interest of their residents, but the health and well-being of the American public overall.

"From a purely public health perspective, Title 42 is still urgently needed. Not only is the national emergency declaration still in place, a new strain of COVID currently has the city of Shanghai, China under lockdown, while the flow of deadly fentanyl across the already lawless border has been acknowledged as a public health threat by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

"The White House should view Judge Summerhays' TRO as a reprieve from an even bigger self-inflicted national health and security crisis, and to use it as an opportunity to reinstate effective policies that will restore order to what is already a dangerously chaotic border."

ABOUT FAIR

Founded in 1979,FAIRis the country's largest immigration reform group. With over 3 million members and supporters nationwide, FAIR fights for immigration policies that serve national interests, not special interests. FAIR believes that immigration reform must enhance national security, improve the economy, protect jobs, preserve our environment, and establish a rule of law that is recognized and enforced.

Contact: Preston Huennekens, 202-328-7004 or[emailprotected].

SOURCE Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR)

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