By Jacqueline Charles, The Miami Herald
“’This is not going to be a walk in the park but it’s long overdue,’ said Cheryl Little, executive director of Miami-based Americans for Immigrant Justice. ‘We need to do it not only because it’s the humane thing to do, but for the sake of our economy, so it’s the smart thing to do. We are talking about 11 million people who have lived here for years, even decades, who work hard, pay taxes and have U.S. citizenship children.'”