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ABOVE: Attorney General Keith Ellison speaks in support of Liberians at a rally at the Capitol Feb. 22.
RIGHT: One of the many signs supporters brought to the Feb. 22 rally for Liberian DED.
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stand for it.”
Ellison said that Liberia
and the United States have
a special connection going
back in the history of both
nations. “Members of the
Liberian community plan
an indispensable role in
health care in Minnesota,”
he said.
“I am doing everything
humanly possible every
day right now to achieve
the result that we all want,”
Phillips said. “And that
means telling the president
of the United States di-
rectly how important this
is. Not just to me, not just
to all of you, but to Min-
nesota,” he said.
Phillips said that he
spoke with Speaker of
the House Nancy Pelosi,
telling her that discussion
related to immigration re-
form related to DACA or
TPS needs to include DED
as well.
“We are going to do this,
and we’re going to do this
because it’s the right thing
to do. It’s the humane
thing to do,” he said.
Phillips added that he
has cosponsored a bill
called the Liberian Refu-
gee Fairness Act, calling it
the most important bill he
has signed since getting to
Congress.
“This is the very most
important thing to me
over the coming weeks and
months, and I will be at the
very front of the line … to
make sure this happens.
And no matter what hap-
pens, I will be in the front
of that line too with every
single one of you,” he said.
Bill cosigners with Phil-
ips are Omar, Rep. Da-
vid Cicilline (D-Rhode
Island), Rep. Pramila
Jayapal (D-Washington),
Rep. James McGovern
(D-Massachusetts). Rep.
James Langevin (D-Rhode
Island) and Rep. Eleanor
Norton (D-District of Co-
lumbia). It is intended to
provide Liberians on DED
with legal status and a path
to citizenship.
Klobuchar and Smith
are among seven cospon-
sors of a bill in the Sen-
ate with the same name
that would allow eligible
Liberians to apply for
permanent residency and
provide them with a path
to citizenship.
Imam Mohammed Du-
kuly, a boardmember with
the Organization of Libe-
rians in Minnesota, asked
Liberians here to not get
discouraged, and that the
community needs to work
together if they successful-
ly fi nd a path to citizenship
or a DED extension.
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