John Refior<p>“Immigration advocates and progressives in Congress have been alarmed by the direction of the talks, especially because they have not featured changes aimed at expanding legal immigration. <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/RobynBarnard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RobynBarnard</span></a>, director of refugee advocacy with <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/HumanRightsFirst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRightsFirst</span></a>, called the current state of negotiations an ‘absolute crisis moment.’”</p>