NEA speaks up for the rights of students. Browse recent messages to Congressional leadership, and add your voice.
Every day, educators encounter students consumed by stress and anxiety about what the future holds—for themselves and their families. More than 18 million children under age 18 have a parent born outside the United States—and nearly 40 percent of them live in households where neither parent is a U.S. citizen.
Dreamers, DACA recipients, individuals with temporary protected status, and other immigrants play a vital role in our economy and everyday lives.
We need an immigration system that is humane, functional, and just. NEA supports broad, inclusive legislation with multiple pathways to citizenship that prioritize keeping families together.
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Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on Dream Act
Submitted on May 8, 2024
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VOTE NO on the Secure the Border Act (H.R. 2)
Submitted on May 8, 2023
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NEA Urges Secretary Mayorkas to Uphold the Right to Asylum
Submitted on February 9, 2023
Bills in Congress
Learn NEA's position on pending legislation related to public education, and take action to protect our schools
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Support
HR 6183 Office of Colonias and Farmworker Initiatives Establishment Act www.congress.gov
Introduced on November 2, 2023
A bill that would create an office within the Department of Agriculture to coordinate and lead efforts to address the needs of border communities, farmworkers, and farmworker families nationwide.
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Support
HR 6145 Immigration Court Efficiency and Children's Court Act of 2023 www.congress.gov
Introduced on November 1, 2023
A bill that would combat the immigration court backlog and strengthen due process rights for unaccompanied migrant children.
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S 3178 Immigration Court Efficiency and Children's Court Act of 2023 www.congress.gov
Introduced on November 1, 2023
A bill that would combat the immigration court backlog and strengthen due process rights for unaccompanied migrant children.