Defend Migrants and Refugees
NEW: Tell Congress - Restore Refugee Resettlement
The Trump Administration is currently preparing to set the goal for the number of refugees that will be allowed to be admitted to the United States for the coming fiscal year (FY). This process is called the “Presidential Determination” (PD). Before setting the new refugee Presidential Determination, the President is required by federal law to consult with the House and Senate Judiciary Committees.
As Catholics, we recognize the inherent dignity of each person, and hear the call of Jesus, who was part of a refugee family, to welcome immigrants and refugees. Refugees contribute greatly to the United States in ordinary times and have continued to contribute as essential workers during the COVID-19 crisis, including 176,000 refugees serving in the healthcare field and 175,000 laboring as part of the food supply chain. Resettlement will continue to be done safely as all refugees must and do undergo medical checks for COVID-like symptoms prior to entering the United States and are required to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival.
Ask your Members to urge the Administration to build back the refugee resettlement program by setting the goal at the historic average of 95,000 refugees allowed to be admitted this year. Click below to send an email to your representatives,
As Catholics, we recognize the inherent dignity of each person, and hear the call of Jesus, who was part of a refugee family, to welcome immigrants and refugees. Refugees contribute greatly to the United States in ordinary times and have continued to contribute as essential workers during the COVID-19 crisis, including 176,000 refugees serving in the healthcare field and 175,000 laboring as part of the food supply chain. Resettlement will continue to be done safely as all refugees must and do undergo medical checks for COVID-like symptoms prior to entering the United States and are required to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival.
Ask your Members to urge the Administration to build back the refugee resettlement program by setting the goal at the historic average of 95,000 refugees allowed to be admitted this year. Click below to send an email to your representatives,
CONTINUING: Cut funding for ICE and CBP!
Every person should be treated with dignity and respect. But, in the United States, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CPB) get billions every year to jail, abuse and deport immigrants.
ICE and CBP have taken thousands of children away from their parents, abused and neglected people in unsanitary jails and detention centers, and allowed hundreds of people to die in their custody.
We can do better. It’s time for Congress to stop writing a blank check to agencies that waste taxpayer dollars and undermine our values. We need to hold our elected officials accountable. That’s why we’re calling on Congress to cut funding to ICE and CBP, and to welcome every immigrant with programs grounded in our communities, instead. It’s time to #DefundHate.
Tell your legislators: Cut funding for ICE and CBP!
ICE and CBP have taken thousands of children away from their parents, abused and neglected people in unsanitary jails and detention centers, and allowed hundreds of people to die in their custody.
We can do better. It’s time for Congress to stop writing a blank check to agencies that waste taxpayer dollars and undermine our values. We need to hold our elected officials accountable. That’s why we’re calling on Congress to cut funding to ICE and CBP, and to welcome every immigrant with programs grounded in our communities, instead. It’s time to #DefundHate.
Tell your legislators: Cut funding for ICE and CBP!
CONTINUING: Tell Congress: Provide permanent protections for DACA recipients—and create a roadmap to citizenship for all immigrants!
On June 18, the Supreme Court issued a ruling to uphold Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a program that has provided temporary protection from deportation to more than 700,000 people who came to the U.S. as children.
This was a huge victory. Unfortunately, the Trump administration has since undermined the Supreme Court’s decision and is continuing to dismantle the program—refusing to accept new applications, reducing renewals from two years to one year, restricting access to DACA recipients’ ability to travel outside of the U.S. In addition, the administration has continued its attacks on Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which provides deportation relief to 300,000 people from certain countries afflicted by natural disasters, war, or other dangerous conditions.
Congress must act to protect DACA and TPS recipients—and create a permanent solution to keep families and communities together.
Tell the Senate: Pass legislation like the Dream Act of 2019 and the Secure Act of 2019 to protect DACA and TPS recipients and create a roadmap to citizenship for all immigrants!
This was a huge victory. Unfortunately, the Trump administration has since undermined the Supreme Court’s decision and is continuing to dismantle the program—refusing to accept new applications, reducing renewals from two years to one year, restricting access to DACA recipients’ ability to travel outside of the U.S. In addition, the administration has continued its attacks on Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which provides deportation relief to 300,000 people from certain countries afflicted by natural disasters, war, or other dangerous conditions.
Congress must act to protect DACA and TPS recipients—and create a permanent solution to keep families and communities together.
Tell the Senate: Pass legislation like the Dream Act of 2019 and the Secure Act of 2019 to protect DACA and TPS recipients and create a roadmap to citizenship for all immigrants!
Demand Economic Justice
VOTE IS IMMINENT! Urge your Senators to prioritize the poor and vulnerable in the next COVID-19 relief package
Protect the Planet
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Be a Peacemaker
NEW: Tell Congress to Support Nuclear Non-Proliferation
August 6th and 9th, 2020 mark 75 years since the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki endured the use of atomic weapons. The New START Treaty between the United States and Russia is set to expire in February 2021, and we could lose the progress we’ve made toward nuclear disarmament. Now Congress is considering funding nuclear testing readiness, allowing the moratorium on nuclear testing to expire. This is the time to raise your voice to national leaders to work against rising nuclear threats.
Under New START, long-range deployed nuclear warheads were reduced to 1,550 each and robust on-site inspections were held. If New START expires, there would be no legally binding, verifiable limits on the world’s two largest nuclear arsenals for the first time since 1972.
Pope Francis is continuing a long history of Catholic teaching in calling for the elimination of indiscriminate and disproportionate weapons of mass destruction, including U.S. bishops’ support of a ban on U.S. nuclear weapons testing. Pope St. John XXIII called for a global ban on nuclear weapons in 1963 and subsequent popes have reiterated this goal. Pope Francis says “a world without nuclear weapons is possible and necessary.”
Urge your elected officials to support extending the New START Treaty and a continued moratorium on nuclear testing.
Under New START, long-range deployed nuclear warheads were reduced to 1,550 each and robust on-site inspections were held. If New START expires, there would be no legally binding, verifiable limits on the world’s two largest nuclear arsenals for the first time since 1972.
Pope Francis is continuing a long history of Catholic teaching in calling for the elimination of indiscriminate and disproportionate weapons of mass destruction, including U.S. bishops’ support of a ban on U.S. nuclear weapons testing. Pope St. John XXIII called for a global ban on nuclear weapons in 1963 and subsequent popes have reiterated this goal. Pope Francis says “a world without nuclear weapons is possible and necessary.”
Urge your elected officials to support extending the New START Treaty and a continued moratorium on nuclear testing.
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According to the Congressional Management Foundation, "personalizing" an action alert's message before pressing 'submit' is one of the most influential ways to get Congress' attention. In fact, their research shows that to influence Congress' decisions, offices only need to receive 50 personalized emails from constituents on an issue instead of 200. So be sure to add who you are and why you care about the issue before clicking 'submit.' Adding those few sentences makes a big difference!
