VAAP-supported H.606 Proceeds to Final Reading

Final Reading: Bill in Senate proposes removing barriers to professional licensing for new immigrants

Shaun Robinson, VT Digger

“Jill Martin Diaz, executive director of Vermont Asylum Assistance Project, previously told the committee that while measures in the bill would not confer immigration benefits on a non-citizen, that person’s history of business ownership — or paying taxes in a timely manner — could factor favorably into how the federal government handles their immigration case.”

https://vtdigger.org/2024/04/17/final-reading-bill-in-senate-proposes-removing-barriers-to-professional-licensing-for-new-immigrants/