MHC lauds Pres. Obama’s call for swift immigration reforms
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The Migrant Heritage Commission today lauded President Barack Obama for having forcefully called on
Congress to enact a comprehensive reform on the country’s immigration system.
MHC executive director Arnedo Valera, Esq. said "President Obama's speech is very timely for the
celebration of the American Independence Day. Let us honor our great nation on July 4th, our brave and
committed American soldiers that include thousands of immigrants. A comprehensive Immigration Reform
now is good for the economy and enriches the cultural heritage of America."
Obama delivered an important speech at American University in Washington, DC, to call on Congress to act
swiftly to reform our immigration system Thursday. In his speech, the president has acknowledged the
critical contribution of immigrants has made as well as the “broken and dangerous” immigration system that
“offends the most basic American values.”
In the press release, MHC said it agrees with the President that the broken immigration system cannot be
fixed by focusing alone on border security but has to include a path to legalization for the undocumented
immigrants which is now 11 million people.
“We support the call for a practical, commons sense approach to our broken immigration system that both
secures the borders and establishes a path to legalization. The Comprehensive Immigration Reform should
be founded on fairness and social justice rooted on American values to which this great American nation
was founded,” Valera, an immigration lawyer by profession said.
In its press release, the MHC affirmed the fundamental belief that America is a nation of immigrants. “It was
before and it will always be,” Valera said.
Valera said that the broken immigration system only foments racial biased and promotes discriminatory
practices against various ethnic groups. “It also makes undocumented immigrants vulnerable to illegal
recruiters, unscrupulous employers and subjects them to the potential dangers of human trafficking.”
The MHC press release emphasized the inherent dignity of all human beings and the value of the
undocumented population who come to the US to work and provide for their families and help their country of
origin.
“We reaffirm the belief as stated by President Obama that immigrants are engines of global economy and
beacon of hope. A comprehensive immigration reform now is an effective response to the phenomenon of
global migration and the current global economic crisis. Human beings are our resources to build a great
nation,” Valera said.
Contact Information: MIGRANT HERITAGE COMMISSION
3930 Walnut St. Suite 200
Fairfax, VA 22030
(703) 273-1196
migrantheritage@ gmail.com
Ms. Susan Pineda – MHC Legal Resources Program
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