Future Hindsight The Pathway to Citizenship: Todd Schulte
Oct 16, 2025
Todd Schulte, President of FWD.us, champions a fair immigration system that offers permanent legal status and citizenship pathways to immigrants. He discusses the challenges of the current system, including legal barriers that leave many undocumented, and the economic benefits immigrants bring to the U.S. Todd shares practical civic actions for local communities and highlights the importance of nurturing talent and strengthening civil rights. His insights shed light on the need for reform and the hopeful steps we can take to support immigrants.
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Pathway To Citizenship Is The Core Fix
- The core protection needed is permanent legal status and a pathway to citizenship for people building lives in the U.S.
- Todd Schulte argues this reform would reduce fear, deportations, and cycles of escalation by state actors.
How Bars Trap Families
- The three- and ten-year bars trap people by preventing adjustment of status from inside the U.S.
- Schulte calls these bars a broken law that forces families to choose exile or long-term illegality.
Venezuelan Exodus Illustrates System Gaps
- Schulte recounts the Venezuelan exodus and lack of a Western-hemisphere refugee program that forced dangerous journeys.
- He shows how absent federal channels pushed migrants to pay cartels and seek asylum at the U.S. border.
