US cities have been grappling with large numbers of Venezuelans fleeing economic and political turmoil.

Venezuelans seeking asylum in the US who are already living in the country will be allowed to work legally under new rules announced by the Biden administration.

About 472,000 people will be eligible for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for a period of 18 months.

It follows calls by Democrats to expand work access for newly-arrived migrants.

US cities have been grappling with large numbers fleeing economic and political turmoil in Venezuela.

People must have been living in the US on or before 31 July to be eligible for temporary deportation relief and access to work permits under TPS. If granted, they will be allowed to work while they wait for an asylum determination to be made.

  • Throwaway
    225·
    9 months ago

    What happened to the native americans is a good reason to keep illegals out.

    • gregorumEnglish
      161·
      9 months ago

      Then give your land back to them and leave.

      • Throwaway
        222·
        9 months ago

        The crimes of my ancestors are not my crimes. Thats some communist regime shit, but this is lemmy so I guess I shouldnt be surprised.

        • gregorumEnglish
          131·
          9 months ago

          It’s still stolen land you’re on. That hasn’t changed. If you’re going to use Native Americans as a cudgel to justify your racism and xenophobia, don’t do it on top of that stolen land, hypocrite.

          • Throwaway
            113·
            9 months ago

            Well, okay. How about a compromise? The Lakota give the Black Hills back to the Cheyenne, and undo Crazy Horse first.

            Sound like a plan?

            Turns out the “Noble Savage” is a myth. Stop being so bigoted.

            • gregorumEnglish
              82·
              9 months ago

              Now you’re just deflecting with a whataboutism because you refuse to acknowledge your own hypocrisy.

        • Evie @lemmy.world
          11·
          9 months ago

          No, but you perpetuate their crimes by continuing to exist on the lands they committed those crimes on and while you are advocating for even more crimes against humanity to happen to others, simply for perceived boarders that you do not belong in, in the first place…