Our current immigration system is broken, and there
has never been a better -- and more necessary -- time to fix it. Families suffer from decades-long backlogs in
the visa system, workers are left without basic protections, and children are
left desolate and destitute as parents are deported. Please join in advocating for immigration
reform legislation that keeps families together and provides a path to
citizenship for the 11 million undocumented immigrants already living in the
U.S. Please join in opposing amendments
that separate or degrade families, employ harsh enforcement policies, or
unnecessarily increase border security, which is already at its highest level
in history. We are a nation descended
mostly from immigrants, some of whom came seeking new opportunities and some of
whom came with no choice. But the
history and legacy of our nation not only suggests that we would welcome a new
generation of immigrants, but also positively demands that we do so with
humanity, compassion, and open hearts.
Send
a message to your Senators now! Call
on them to pass compassionate and just comprehensive, immigration reform.
Tomorrow the Senate Judiciary Committee
will continue to consider amendments to the bipartisan immigration bill, the
Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (S.
744). This
legislation is the result of long negotiations by a bipartisan “Gang of 8”
Senators and it represents important progress toward a just immigration
system. We are encouraged by many of the
key provisions in the Senate’s bill.
Last Thursday, the Committee considered amendments specifically
on the bill's border provisions.
Tomorrow, amendments to Title IV, on worker provisions and worker visas,
will be under consideration. The Office
of Public Witness will regularly update our blog with information
about Senate Judiciary committee mark-ups (meetings of the committee where
amendments are considered), along with guidance about the proposed
amendments. Stay tuned to our blog for more
information as the process moves forward.
And don’t forget to email
your Senators today!
