Members of Congress from both US parties claim support for Venezuelan immigrants is a blow to Nicolás Maduro’s dictatorship

Congressmen from both parties applauded on Monday the granting of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Venezuelan immigrants announced by the government of Democrat Joe Biden, considering it a “blow” to the “dictatorship” of Nicolás Maduro and support for its “victims”.

“By supporting the Venezuelan people, we are hitting the Maduro regime, which for years has deprived its own people of education, medical care, fundamental freedoms and even a plate of food,” said the senator. Democrat Bob Menendez

The Biden government announced on Monday that plans to grant some 320,000 Venezuelans already in the country the immigration permit known as TPS which will allow them to work and legally reside.

“Thanks to today’s actions, more than 300,000 Venezuelan women, men and children will be protected from deportation and will no longer have to live in fear of being returned to the humanitarian catastrophe of the Maduro regime,” said Menéndez said in a press release.

For its part, thRepublican Senator Marco Rubio supported the decision, stressing that “Venezuela continues to be a nation in crisis”.

“It is essential that we continue to work with our democratic allies to ensure a Venezuela without tyranny and to ensure that this temporary status in the United States does not become permanent,” added the Cuban-American senator.

For its part, Republican MP María Elvira Salazar also celebrated the news by saying that it will benefit “victims” of “dictator” Maduro.

On a related note, also Republican MP Carlos Giménez, former mayor of Miami-Dade, said that “countless Venezuelans have found homes in the United States where they can speak out freely without fear of political reprisal. “.

“The corrupt Maduro regime devastated Venezuela, creating dire economic and humanitarian conditions that made the country dangerous and uninhabitable for millions of people.Democrat Ted Deutch said.

The Florida congressman added that in the south of the state “we have welcomed many of these Venezuelans into our community and offered them refuge from the worsening situation at home.”

Created in 1990, TPS is a temporary and renewable program that offers protection against deportation and the possibility of applying for a work permit for foreign nationals of certain countries who cannot return safely to their country of origin due to natural disasters. , armed conflicts or other extraordinary conditions..

Biden immigration aid, which will be valid for 18 months, but which could be extended, Venezuelans who are already in the country from today, March 8, 2021, will be able to receive from tomorrow Tuesday.

With information from EFE

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