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Featuring: Ayanna Pressley, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 7th Congressional District

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Rep. Pressley Makes Final Appeal to Extend TPS for Haitians Ahead of Floor Passage

Published | Video Starts at 02:43

It is Haitian TPS holders who disproportionately serve as caregivers and home health aides who during the pandemic risked their lives to care for the sick and the ailing. Further, With the lack of affordable housing leading to an increase in evictions and a decrease in home ownership, it is Haitian TPS holders who are part of the solution. As construction workers helping to build our housing supply. You have selective amnesia or simply in denial about who and what actually makes this country great. You are the beneficiaries of their contributions. Haitian TPS holders are not the gentleman's time. (02:43–02:58)

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Asserts that Haitian TPS holders contribute to addressing the housing crisis by working in construction.

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