Texas Restaurants Seek Work Permits for Undocumented Workers

0:00Texas restaurants are getting slammed by sky high food prices and a serious work or shortage, so they're turning to Washington for help. Lawmakers from both sides are backing the Dignity Act, a bipartisan bill that would hand out legal work permits to eligible undocumented folks already. Here, the bill goes further than that, pumping money into border walls and better ports of entry while fixing the asylum process and opening citizenship. Passed for DACA recipients, those kids brought over young, who got temporary protection. Restaurant bosses in Austin and beyond say it's tough finding cooks and staff, especially after tough immigration crackdowns created real fear. Workers worry about getting home safe, and spots like these top food cities are hurting bad. Leaders like Rep Veronica Escobar from El Paso and Rep Monica De La Cruz from Edinburgh are all in, calling a common sense fixes for labor gaps and the American dream. Groups from Texas and nationwide are pushing hard. With Congress stuck on big immigration

1:02overhauls and fighting over homeland security cash, work permits feel like the one thing everyone might agree. On, these folks are already working, paying taxes and keeping plates full could be the breakthrough we need. You've been listening to El Paso News today, AI-powered local news.