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“Working Together to Foster Safety”
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friendship and of gaining new perspectives.
One of the more inspirational
passages of the book includes
this line: “The airplane has unveiled
for us the true face of the earth.”
I think that’s something on which
we can all agree. These machines in
which we fly from place to place to
make money, to visit relatives or to
see the wonders of the world, truly
do force us to look beyond ourselves
and our immediate surroundings.
As we have seen in recent weeks,
no place in the world is immune
from acts of terrorism. Whether it’s
Paris, Baghdad, Nigeria, Colorado
Springs, San Bernardino, Jerusalem
or Tel Aviv, hardly a day goes by
without some sort of senseless violence.
It is up to the people in this room –
and across the international aviation
industry –to take steps to guarantee
our air transportation system is robust
and reliable, no matter what lies
over the horizon.
As I close, it occurs to me that
the mission statement of the Peres
Center for Peace—to “promote lasting
peace and advancement in the
Middle East by fostering tolerance,
economic and technological development,
innovation, cooperation
and well-being”—is one that could
apply across all borders and cultures.
I mentioned earlier that the U.S.
and Israel are tied together by aviation.
The world is tied together by
aviation. Because of this, we are all
neighbors, separated only by time
and distance.
Coalition urges Supreme Court to
reverse Texas v. U.S.
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citizen and lawful permanent resident
children, family members,
employers, employees and other
community members. The groups
explain that the sweeping injunction
upheld in the lower court directly
harms individuals who have
either been in the U.S. since they
were children or are the parents of
U.S. citizens or lawful permanent
residents.
“The individuals profiled in the
brief illustrate the havoc this case
has wreaked on the lives of millions
of immigrants who remain in legal
limbo,” added Benjamin Johnson,
Executive Director of the American
Immigration Council. “We urge the
U.S. Supreme Court to take up this
case and give hard working immigrant
families the chance to live and
work without fear of deportation.”
The immigration programs, which
were announced by the President last
November, would expand eligibility
for the existing Deferred Action for
Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program
and expand protections for
parents of U.S. citizens and lawful
permanent residents through a program
known as Deferred Action for
Parents of Americans (DAPA). Together,
the programs would allow
34
millions of undocumented individuals
to remain in the United States
without fear of deportation and apply
for work authorization permits
for a period of three years, with the
possibility of renewal.
“The DAPA and expanded DACA
policies will help ensure that families
are not needlessly separated and
that immigrant workers can speak
up for basic safety and fairness on
the job without facing retaliation,”
said Tefere Gebre, Executive Vice
President of the AFL-CIO. “We
urge the Supreme Court to take up
this case right away.”
• Click here to see the full legal
brief.
• Click here for more background
on the legal challenges to executive
action on immigration.
• Click here to see an interactive
timeline outlining the process for
review of the case by the Supreme
Court.