Breakthrough's Mallika Dutt: We Are Not at War With Mexico Mallika Dutt - The Huffington Post
go to original August 8, 2013

When the U.S. Senate passed its historic bill for immigration reform, I wanted to jump for joy.

To be clear: I wanted to, but I couldn't.

There is much in this bill to celebrate. To a nearly shocking, wildest-dreams degree, S.744 offers a glimpse at what common-sense, inclusive immigration reform could actually look like. It would create an unprecedented pathway to citizenship for millions of new Americans, half of whom are women. It includes positive changes to our immigration system - measures that protect and include women's rights, workers' rights, family unity, and survivors of violence - that stand to benefit immigrant women and families and our nation as a whole.

But at what cost? After more than a decade of working for fair and humane immigration reform, I remain deeply concerned that the price we may be forced to pay for this pathway will be far, far too high.

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