United States would ‘grind to a standstill’ without immigrants, says Texas bishop

Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso is encouraging the US Congress to create more avenues to legal employment authorisation for those with pending asylum claims, arguing that communities across the United States would “grind to a standstill” without the labour of undocumented immigrants.

“Without their contributions, American communities would grind to a standstill,” Seitz said in a 15 April statement. “Not only are they working in some of the most arduous conditions but frequently with limited legal protections, and they are more susceptible to human trafficking and other forms of exploitation.”