That’s exactly what H.R. 1071, The September 11 Family Humanitarian Relief and Patriotism Act attempts to do. Officially 11 undocumented workers died as a result of the attack on the World Trade Center (the number could be more). Those 11 victims (only one wasn’t Latino) left behind 19 family members, husbands, wives and children here in the United States. The act would:

Provide permanent resident status adjustment or cancellation of removal and permanent resident status adjustment for an applicant alien who was: (1) on September 10, 2001, the spouse, child, or dependent son or daughter of a lawful nonimmigrant alien who died as a result of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the United States; and (2) deemed to be a beneficiary of, and by, the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001.

Is this akin to something like the Soriano case or is it as Republican Rep. Steve King from Iowa said earlier this year, a tragedy akin to a car crash, tragic but not one that should warrant exceptions in the law?

Via / El Diario / La Prensa and Washington Watch