

Washington, D.C. — On Wednesday August 8, NBC News reported that the Trump Administration is pursuing plans to make it more difficult for immigrants who have followed legal immigration processes to obtain citizenship or a green card.
The new policy is reported to exclude from access to citizenship those people who have participated in social programs including the Affordable Care Act or received food assistance programs like SNAP, even if they have followed all existing legal guidance toward pursuing citizenship status.
In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune issued the following statement:
“It should be clear by now that the Trump Administration’s xenophobic policies and attacks on those seeking a better life in this country are by no means limited to those people he and his cabinet have already unjustly targeted.
The same people responsible for tearing families apart and endangering borderlands communities are now threatening the longstanding process whereby people become citizens of this country. And Trump is not only targeting people on the basis of their immigrant status, but also on the basis of their poverty.
Anyone who ever took part in sensible social programs like the Affordable Care Act could now be excluded from citizenship, in an ugly attack on workers and low-income families.
“The Sierra Club fights to protect the natural and human environment, and that is why we rise together in solidarity with all those threatened by the Trump administration, and why we will continue to make our voices heard.
Protecting our communities and our environment go hand-in-hand, and everyone who values a just and free United States should continue to resist hateful actions like this one.”
About Sierra Club
Founded by legendary conservationist John Muir in 1892, the Sierra Club is now the nation’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization — with three million members and supporters. Our successes range from protecting millions of acres of wilderness to helping pass the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and Endangered Species Act. More recently, we’ve made history by leading the charge to move away from the dirty fossil fuels that cause climate disruption and toward a clean energy economy.
more recommended stories
Tabi will offer a unique experience of the Maya Jungle
With the aim of becoming an.
Tesla doubles discounts on Model 3 cars in the U.S.
Tesla Inc has doubled discounts on.
Experts say Africa may be splitting and creating a new ocean and two new continents
(BMG).- Is Africa splitting and creating.
Joe Biden falls down during graduation ceremony (Watch Video)
President Joe Biden on Thursday thanked U.S..
Special Campeche Print Feature Launched by The Yucatan Times
This week The Yucatan Times took.
Palacio de la Música in Mérida prepares celebrations for its fifth anniversary
With over 25 activities, Palacio de.
Progreso City Council continues with improvements to the port
For the Progreso City Council, led.
Renán Barrera brings college students closer to municipal programs and services
To ensure that more and more.
Claudia Sheinbaum denounces misogyny from colleagues
Claudia Sheinbaum, the Head of Government.
Youtube suspends the accounts where AMLO’s public activities are broadcast
AMLO’s spokesperson Jesús Ramírez Cuevas reported.
Leave a Comment