Democrat Mayors Ask Biden to Give Work Permits to Millions of Illegal Immigrants

Claims that the U.S. economy eventually benefits from illegal immigration have been debunked by studies.

Illegal immigrants wait to be processed by Border Patrol agents after crossing from Mexico, with the U.S.–Mexico border barrier in the background, in Yuma, Ariz., on May 23, 2022. Mario Tama/Getty Images

Forty-one Democrat mayors and county officials wrote a letter to President Joe Biden asking his administration to grant parole and work permits to millions of illegal immigrants residing in the United States.

“Our request is rooted in the belief that extending the dignity of legal authorization to work for our residents born in Mexico, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, and other countries would be a positive step forward,” the Democrats wrote in the May 23 letter.