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WASHINGTON (JTA) — A bipartisan caucus of Jewish and Hispanic members of the U.S. House of
Representatives said a path to citizenship for undocumented workers should underpin immigration reform.
The co-chairs of the Latino-Jewish Congressional Caucus — Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.), the
chairwoman of the House Middle East subcommittee; Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), the top Democrat on the
House Foreign Affairs Committee; Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), the chairwoman of the
Democratic National Committee; and Rep. Xavier Becarra (D-Calif.) — said this week that immigration
reform should include a “viable and efficient” path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants and “smart,
effective and humane” border enforcement.
“As longtime partners on these issues, we call for pragmatic common-sense solutions to fix our immigration
system in a way that meets our nation’s economic needs, protects those who flee persecution, reflects our
shared commitment to security, justice, equal opportunity, family unification, immigrant integration and
human dignity,” the statement said.
A comprehensive immigration reform plan has passed the U.S. Senate but is foundering in the House, where
some Republicans say border enforcement should be its emphasis, rather than avenues to citizenship for
undocumented immigrants.
The American Jewish Committee praised the caucus’ statement.
“The Latino-Jewish Congressional Caucus initiative is critically important, emphasizing that both communities
in the U.S. have been actively advocating for long overdue immigration reform,” Dina Siegel Vann, director of
AJC’s Latino and Latin American Institute, said in a statement.
There are 25 members of the Latino-Jewish caucus, which was founded in 2011.
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