ABIC BRIEFING TOMORROW- 1 PM EST: NEW BIPARTISAN POLL CONDUCTED IN KEY STATES AND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS WITH OVERSAMPLING IN AZ
MEDIA REGISTRATION INFORMATION BELOW
Voters in key states and swing congressional districts show strong support for inclusion of citizenship proposals for immigrants in budget reconciliation process
Briefing precedes event with stakeholders in AZ, where voters’ support for immigration reforms surpassed national trends
PHOENIX, AZ — The American Business Immigration Coalition (ABIC), in partnership with FWD.US, will hold a briefing on a new bipartisan national poll conducted by Democratic pollster Matt Barreto and Republican pollster Daron Shaw, that shows voters strongly support proposed pathways to citizenship for Dreamers, TPS holders, farmworkers, and essential workers as part of pending budget legislation.
The briefing, which will be led by Rebecca Shi, executive director of ABIC, and Todd Schulte, President and Executive Director of FWD.us, will include results from an oversampling of voters in Arizona, a key electoral battleground state.
The poll is the first to show voters’ opinions about passing immigration reforms as part of the budget reconciliation process that is the legislative vehicle for the Build Back Better agenda. Senate Democrats continue looking for ways to advance the immigration provisions after the Senate parliamentarian decided immigration did not qualify for inclusion in the budget bill, even though the proposals would positively impact the federal budget and immigration had previously been included in similar budget bills. ABIC’s bipartisan leaders held dozens of meetings with senators of both parties to try to ignite agreement around a stand alone bill, but Republicans walked away from the talks, and the budget reconciliation process became the next available option for the pathways to citizenship provisions.
The briefing will be held 45 minutes before a news conference focused on results in Arizona, where voters showed even stronger support for action on the immigration provisions.
The information for BOTH EVENTS: POLL BRIEFING and AZ NEWS CONFERENCE follows:
POLL BRIEFING
WHAT: Briefing on national bipartisan immigration poll, conducted by Democratic pollster Matt Barreto and Republican pollster Daron Shaw
WHO:
- Matt Barreto, BSP Research
- Rebecca Shi, Executive Director, American Business Immigration Coalition
- Todd Shulte, President and Executive Director, FWD. US
WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 22, 1 PM EST / 10 AM PST
WHERE: ZOOM – Media registration here: https://bit.ly/ABICPoll
PASSCODE: 247552
AZ NEWS CONFERENCE
WHAT: Arizona’s Economy Needs Immigration Reform Now
WHO:
- U.S. Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ-9th District), member of House Judiciary Committee
- Bob Worsley, former AZ GOP state senator; Founder, Skymall; ABIC Co-Chair
- Democratic pollster Pollsters: Matt Barreto, BSP Research
- Republican pollster Daron Shaw, Shaw & Co. Research
- Alejandra Gomez, Co-Executive Director, Living United for Change in Arizona – LUCHA
- Todd Schulte, President and Executive Director, FWD.US
- Rebecca Shi, Executive Director, American Business Immigration Coalition
WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 22, 1:45 PM EST/ 11:45 AM PST
WHERE: ZOOM – Media registration for AZ event: https://bit.ly/AZImmigrationPoll
ABOUT
The American Business Immigration Coalition (ABIC) promotes common sense immigration reform that advances economic competitiveness, provides companies with both the high-skilled and low-skilled talent they need, and allows the integration of immigrants into our economy as consumers, workers, entrepreneurs, and citizens. ABIC is active in key states and communities across the country engaging activists, advocates, business leaders and elected officials on the urgency of passing immigration reform that boosts our economy, creates jobs, eases the labor shortage and supports families.
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