Coalition of College and University Presidents Expresses Disappointment in Response to Senate Parliamentarian’s Decision to Exclude Roadmap to Citizenship in Budget Reconciliation

COALITION OF COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS EXPRESSES DISAPPOINTMENT IN RESPONSE TO SENATE PARLIAMENTARIAN’S DECISION TO EXCLUDE ROADMAP TO CITIZENSHIP IN BUDGET RECONCILIATION
Presidents’ Alliance will continue working to secure a roadmap to citizenship

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 20, 2021
CONTACT: Jose Magaña-Salgado (jose@presidentsalliance.org) 

WASHINGTON, D.C.—In response to the parliamentarian’s determination that a roadmap to citizenship for eight million undocumented immigrants can likely not be enacted through budget reconcilition, the Presidents’ Alliance recommitted to fighting for permanent status for immigrants, including immigrant students and alumni, and the immigrant essential workers who contribute daily to our campus communities. 

Jose Magaña-Salgado, Director of Policy and Communications, stated: “The parliamenterian’s decision is obviously disappointing, including to myself, immigrants like my mother who would have qualified under the essential worker provisions, and the the 427k undocumented students enrolled in higher education–181k who are eligible for DACA. Our college and university presidents will continue to advocate for these students. Immigrant students provide immense and immeasurable contributions to our nation’s campuses and the very fabric of our nation. We will continue to explore all avenues to secure relief and fulfill the promise of the American dream for these aspiring Americans.”

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The nonpartisan, nonprofit Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration brings college and university presidents and chancellors together on the immigration issues that impact higher education, our students, campuses, communities and nation. We work to advance just, forward-looking immigration policies and practices at the federal, state, and campus levels that are consistent with our heritage as a nation of immigrants and the academic values of equity and openness. The Alliance is composed of over 500 presidents and chancellors of public and private colleges and universities, enrolling over five million students in 43 states, D.C., and Puerto Rico.