Members of Congress and Gen Z activists are calling on the Biden-Harris administration to commit to the “Finish the Job” agenda ahead of the 2024 presidential race.
On Wednesday, Reps. Summer Lee, D-Pa., Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., Greg Casar, D-Texas, Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vt. and members of Gen-Z for Change, March for Our Lives, Sunrise Movement and United We Dream Action held a press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington to D.C. to call for President Joe Biden to focus on several key issues in the coming months including the implementation of stronger gun control measures and creating fair immigration policies, if he wants the support of younger voters.
This press conference comes nearly a month after a bipartisan immigration bill that stripped migrants of their rights, failed to pass in the U.S. Senate.
Although President Biden touted the bill as a “win for America,” Gen Z activists slammed the Biden-Harris administration for putting forth a bill that would make it harder for migrants to seek asylum in the U.S.
Young activists want to see the Biden-Harris administration put forth efforts to protect asylum seekers, especially minority migrants who oftentimes face discrimination at the U.S.-Mexico border, as they are fleeing violence, starvation, prosecution or war in their home country.
U.S. Rep. Lee told theGrio, that “Right now, it’s so important that we answer the call that young people around this country are giving to government officials, those of us who have a sacred responsibility of serving as representatives.”
Gen Z activists have also led calls for gun reform legislation following countless mass shootings that have taken place in grocery stores, supermarkets, schools and concerts across the U.S. in recent years.
According to the Gun Violence Archive, an organization that tracks gun violence across the U.S., 656 mass shootings took place in 2023.
To date, members of…
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