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Letter to Your Congressional Representative
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Contact Your Senators/Representative on Behalf of Comprehensive Immigration Reform |
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Dear joseph, The 110th
Congress will soon consider comprehensive immigration reform legislation. It is expected that the U.S. Senate will consider
legislation in late March/early April, with the U.S. House of Representatives taking up a bill during the summer months.
During February and March, it will be important to communicate with legislators about is what elements are required in a comprehensive
immigration bill.
The U.S. Catholic bishops have called for a comprehensive overhaul of the U.S. immigration system which would include the
following elements: 1). An earned legalization program for undocumented immigrants, regardless of nationality, which
includes a path to citizenship; 2) A future worker program (i.e. “temporary” worker program) which includes protections
for both U.S. and foreign-born workers with an option for a path to citizenship; 3). family-based immigration reform
which reduces family backlogs and waiting times for family reunification; 4). the restoration of due process protections for
immigrants; and 5). policies which address the root causes of migration. Any just and humane immigration bill
should contain these basic elements.
Specifically, any legalization program must be workable (easily administered)
and achievable (with requirements that are not onerous) and should not divide the undocumented population into groups.
Any future worker program must contain worker protections, adequate wages, and a path to citizenship for participants.
Please
Contact your Senator and Representative as soon as possible with the message that comprehensive immigration reform must be
enacted this year with the elements supported by the U.S. bishops.
Take Action Here!
Take Action Now!
www.justiceforimmigrants.org
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