On a podcast this week, Elizabeth Jacobs of the Center for Immigration Studies revealed how the Biden administration has expanded work authorization for illegal migrants. She explains the role of Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) and sheds light on how the Biden administration has prioritized the issuances of EADs to migrants over visa holders.
In an effort to strengthen the job magnet that attracts new illegals, Biden’s DHS has announced it will:
• Issue EADs to migrants who are paroled into the United States that will be valid for five years, a three-year increase to current policy
• Renew the Temporary Protective Status (TPS) of Venezuelan nationals
• Extend TPS eligibility to Venezuelan migrants (an estimated 472,000 will be newly eligible, potentially bringing the population to over 700,000 individuals)
• Accelerate applications for work permits filed by parolees, prioritizing them over other categories
Mark Krikorian, the Center’s Executive Director and host of the podcast, points out:
Work permits root individuals into American society in a way that working illegally does not. It provides access to Social Security numbers and driver’s licenses, serving as a significant step toward a full amnesty. The Biden administration’s large-scale expansion of work authorization for those who enter the country illegally deserves more attention from the media and Congress.
For more, see CIS.org.