Call the House of Representatives
this Tuesday, July 9th!
And don't just call - drop in and
visit your Representative's local office!
On Wednesday, July 10th, House majority will
convene a special meeting to determine their position and strategy on
immigration reform, which will have a profound influence on the future of legislative
process.
The Senate recently passed immigration reform with a
robustly bipartisan 68-32 vote, and despite some serious concerns with the
Senate bill, or perhaps because of them, the big question now is what the House
will do. So far, House Committees have approved five bills, none of which
create a path to citizenship, and all of which contain provisions that would
negatively impact communities and our immigrant sisters and brothers.
On the eve of this meeting, ALL Representatives need to
hear from people of faith. Raise your voices and tell your Representative to
focus on legislation that creates a pathway to citizenship and reunites
families. Make your call, and ask your friends, neighbors, congregation
members, etc. to join you in calling and visiting your Representative's local
office, which should be close to where you live.
Find your Representative's contact information on our website.
Call 1-866-940-2439 to
be connected with a key Representative near you.
You can also
call the Capitol Switchboard (202) 224-3121 or find your
Representative's direct line at
http://capwiz.com/pcusa/dbq/officials/
Feel free to use this sample script:
"I am from
[City, State, Congregation], and I urge the Representative to support
immigration reform that creates a path to citizenship and reunites families.
As a person of faith, I urge the Representative to
OPPOSE bills like the SAFE Act, Border Security Results Act, Agricultural
Guestworker Act, and SKILLS Visas Act. These are not real reforms to our
immigration system. We need immigration reform that creates a path to
citizenship and reunites separated families."
Keep
up the pressure on social media! Find Your Representative’s Twitter and
urge them to support a path to citizenship and oppose incomplete and harmful
bills like the SAFE and AG Acts by tweeting @[their twitter name].
Ex: "@Raul_Labrador As
a person of faith from Idaho I support #pathtocitizenship &
#familyunity. Please support #immigrationreform!"
To read more about our General
Assembly policy on immigration read our blog post here.
Make sure to follow us on Facebook and to read our blog for continued
updates on immigration.
