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Comprehensive Immigration Reform NOW

GAMALIEL JUNE 19TH WASHINGTON Religious Leaders
March to the White House

We can't wait:

  • Because men, women and children are dying along the U.S. border in an effort to pursue a better life;

  • Because women and men, native born and immigrant, continue to work under horrible conditions for low wages and no benefits;

  • Because high school graduates are unable to pursue higher education because of their immigration status;

  • Because families are being torn apart due to visa backlogs, arrests and deportations.

Tools to spread the word
 Invitation Post Card (Black and White)
  Invitation Post Card (Color)

All Gamaliel Religious Leaders are called
to Washington DC
to participate
in a National Day of Prayer and Action
for the passage of
Comprehensive Immigration Reform.
a Call for Action and Prayer.

The Strive Act is movement forward but needs the following improvements:

  • Accelerate the Process, Drop the Trigger to Implementation – How many years will pass until vulnerable immigrants can
    become full participants in American society?

  • Reduce the Fees – Added up, the cost for households may make legal residency unreachable for too many struggling immigrant families.

  • Punt “Touch Back” – While soft in comparison to past proposals, this is still an unnecessary and arbitrarily imposed burden for too many long term residents of our communities.

  • Job Training – Any comprehensive immigration reform must also create new opportunities and strengthen worker and anti-discrimination rights for all workers.

  • Protect Public Safety – Any blurring of the line between the role of federal immigration enforcement and local law enforcement is unacceptable.

  • New Worker Portability – Provisions of the New Worker program may inadvertently weaken the principle of job portability.

  • Reject Criminalizing Immigrants – Reform aggravated felony definitions and unfair laws that put immigrants at risk of detention, raids and family separation.

  • Judicial Discretion and Review – Create judicial waivers that allow judges to weigh circumstances in individual cases and restore fair access to courts.

  • Preserve the DREAM Act – DREAM Youth should not need to wait excessively long periods of time to become full participants in our society.

  • Social Security – The STRIVE Act lacks a provision to ensure confidentiality in the use of identification numbers or protection from future prosecution.

    New Bipartisan STRIVE Act Jumpstarts Action in Congress

For information on how you can participate contact:

Juan F. Soto, (773) 972-7119 or juan_f_soto@sbcglobal.net

Ana Garcia-Ashley, (414) 708-3777 or anagarciaashley@gamaliel.org