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As a pro-migrant individual who believes that asylum seekers and refugees should be welcomed, granting rights that will allow children and the youth to establish themselves properly is an advance that secures their future. As sons and daughters of immigrants who arrived in the United States, they are likely to first, not decide to leave their home country and second, probably not understand the underlying causes of this action. Considering the age of the applicants when arriving and the time that refugee status is granted, reaching 21 years while waiting for the legal documents would mean that they can be as young as 14 when arriving. <br/>According to the CDC, teenagers develop emotional and social changes that enhance their personalities and reinforce independence but are still considered children. For those eligible for this ruling, there is a lot more going on; besides the usual development usual to this age range, they are also dealing with changes such as getting away from their friends, and family, experiencing a new environment and cultural shocks in the middle of finding out who they are. Adding a new concern, such as the uncertainty of not getting the right to remain in the United States and even being separated from their parents, can be traumatic. <br/>This adjustment is not only fair and appropriate for the type of condition that asylum seekers present, but also provides tranquility in families that are immersed in this process. Societies have the moral obligation to guarantee safety for their youth and cover basic needs such as shelter, food, and education. Surprisingly, this measure took a long time to be applied. According to the memorandum, the amendments made by the CSPA to the Act benefit an alien who aged out on or after August 6, 2002. The only critique I have for this change is that in the case of an alien who aged out before August 6, 2002, the CSPA permits continued classification as a child only if an application for a covered benefit was pending on August 6, 2002. This coverage in the classification excludes those who arrived in the country before those dates, who should still apply to this ruling. Regardless of their age, their first arrival was when they were underaged and it was the bureaucracy that made processes long enough for them to reach adult age. <br/>I am wroth to read the comments in this section, with those who are numbed by their privileges and feel that giving basic human rights to children is harmful to a nation. According to the non-profit Refuge Point, children make up 40% of the entire population of refugees, who have lost their traditional support systems (extended family, neighbors, teachers), leaving them especially susceptible to abuse, violence, exploitation, and continued trauma. Their schooling is also frequently interrupted, often put on hold for years on end. Empathy was and is scarce among groups that are not aware of the consequences the overall experience of migration has on individuals and the positive impact that means for this country to have a vast working force and taxpayers. <br/>

I strongly support the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission&rsquo;s proposed regulations for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). These proposed regulations ensure that PWFA&rsquo;s protections will cover workers who need workplace accommodations for pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions and will safeguard workers&rsquo; health and economic security. <br/><br/>Before Congress passed the PWFA, too many pregnant workers were fired or put on unpaid leave when they sought an accommodation that would allow them to keep working safely. This caused significant financial, emotional, and sometimes physical harm. The PWFA changed the landscape and provides pregnant and post-partum workers, and workers with pregnancy-related conditions, the protections they need. <br/><br/>I especially want to thank you for publishing regulations that makes clear that a worker who needs a temporary accommodation because of pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition can receive one quickly, with minimal burden on either the worker or employer. And the proposed regulations appropriately protect workers who experience many conditions related to pregnancy and childbirth, consistent with current law, such as abortion, miscarriage, use of birth control, infertility and fertility treatments, menstruation, and lactation. The EEOC should preserve these elements in its final rule to ensure broad access to the PWFA&rsquo;s protections. <br/><br/>Thank you for your efforts to protect workers and their families, and I appreciate your consideration of this comment.

The proposed rule is contrary to well-established United States law regarding the right to seek asylum in our country. Individuals should be able to access our asylum system regardless of how they enter as has been the law for decades. They should not be forced to seek asylum in transit to the United States especially not in countries where they may also face harm. The rule will also cause confusion at ports of entry and cause chaos and exacerbate backlogs in our immigration courts. People who cannot access the CBP One app are at serious risk of being turned away by CBP even if the rule says otherwise. Additionally as was demonstrated by the previous Trump Transit Ban the rule is likely to create confusion and additional backlogs at the immigration courts as individual judges attempt to apply a complicated convoluted rule. The ending of Title 42mdashitself an illegal policymdashshould not be used as an excuse to resurrect Trump-era categorical bans on groups of asylum seekers.

The proposed rule is contrary to well-established United States law regarding the right to seek asylum in our country. Individuals should be able to access our asylum system regardless of how they enter, as has been the law for decades. They should not be forced to seek asylum in transit to the United States, especially not in countries where they may also face harm.<br/><br/>The rule will also cause confusion at ports of entry and cause chaos and exacerbate backlogs in our immigration courts. People who cannot access the CBP One app are at serious risk of being turned away by CBP, even if the rule says otherwise. Additionally, as was demonstrated by the previous Trump Transit Ban, the rule is likely to create confusion and additional backlogs at the immigration courts as individual judges attempt to apply a complicated, convoluted rule.<br/><br/>The ending of Title 42&mdash;itself an illegal policy&mdash;should not be used as an excuse to resurrect Trump-era categorical bans on groups of asylum seekers.

I&#39;m against calling anyone over the age of 21 a CHILD. They are adults. This rule should be amended.