Essential Immigrant Workers Protest At Newark Penn Station

Newark NJ

23 July, 2021

9:47 AM

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NEWARK, NJ — Dozens of immigrants and their families held a protest at Newark Penn Station on Friday morning to demand "a pathway to citizenship" for essential workers. The rally at Newark Penn was part of a nationwide day of action, with other events planned for New York City, Washington D.C. and other U.S. cities. According to a statement from Make the Road New Jersey, which helped to spearhead the rally, protesters are demanding that Congress put forward a "just infrastructure package" that has protections for immigrant essential workers. Protesters are also calling for a "humane immigration system" that will protect an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S. See related article: Democrat Plan Could Give 11M Immigrants A Path To US Citizenship "Essential workers are critical to the infrastructure that kept America open and running through a pandemic," Make the Road New Jersey stated. "Last week, the national movement scored a crucial victory when Congressional Democrats announced that their infrastructure package would include a pathway to citizenship," the group continued. "As Washington continues to debate an infrastructure package, it is critical that Democrats hold the line and maintain the inclusion of a pathway to citizenship for immigrant essential workers to ensure we all get through this crisis and beyond." BEAUTIFUL immigrant families lining up to march this morning to demand a pathway to citizenship through reconciliation. Immigrants are essential #WeareHome pic.twitter.com/oXN4jVG37P— Make the Road New Jersey (@MaketheRoadNJ) July 23, 2021 Jenny shares her story: she was detained by ICE at a workplace raids. Her daughters were terrified when she didn't come home from work. ⁦@POTUS⁩ we need #Citizenship4All to live without fear. We can't be essential but still deportable.#WeAreHome pic.twitter.com/5LVWM7gsw6— Make the Road New Jersey (@MaketheRoadNJ) July 23, 2021 Send local news tips and correction requests to [email protected] Sign up for Patch email newsletters. Learn more about posting announcements or events to your local Patch site. Don't forget to visit the Patch Newark Facebook page.