TODAY, the SJC will focus on amendments relating to family unity and the pathway to citizenship. Please call ALL SJC OFFICES (listed below) all day Tuesday, May 21. We encourage you to call 202-224-3121. Please refer to each amendment by the sponsor’s NAME and associated NUMBER.
Possible statement you could use -
“As a United Methodist, I urge [...]
United Methodist Women National Office Launches Principles that Call for a “Human Rights First” Approach to Immigration Reform - New York, January 30, 2013
Immigration Reform 2013
United Methodist Women national office welcomes the momentum for national immigration reform this year! This is the moment we have been waiting for and as women of faith committed to [...]
Detroit - Today, the office of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued new guidelines that dismantle Secretary of State Ruth Johnson’s justification for denying driver’s licenses to students legalized under the President’s Deferred Action program.
Michigan is one of only three states, including Arizona, that currently are attempting to deny these newly legalized young people [...]
Justice for Our Neighbors is issuing a challenge to host as many immigration prayer vigils in West Michigan as we possibly can during the month of February. This is a crucial time in the national immigration debate, as proposals are being hammered out. As the saying goes, “the devil is in the details,” so we [...]
United Methodist Interagency Task Force on Immigration Praises President Obama’s Decision
United Methodists across the country are celebrating President Obama’s decision to direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to stop deporting undocumented immigrant youth and allow them to obtain work permits if they arrived in the United States before they turned 16 and are younger [...]
National Family Day of Unity
First Place - 207 E Fulton
Grand Rapids - Michigan
May 31st, 2012
4pm
Event Details:
AIR/Reform Immigration for America (RIFA) has joined Fair Immigration Reform Movement’s (FIRM) call for a National Day of Action for Family Unity on May 31st. RIFA is organizing Michigan events. The goal of the Day of Action is to highlight the ongoing [...]
Really horrible legislation is threatening to pass the House that would really hurt the work of many JFON’s and their work with those who qualify for U visas, which deals often with victims of domestic violence. Attached is a letter we signed on to with other faith groups.
A YES VOTE ON H.R. 4970 IS [...]
The American Immigration Lawyers Association has produced a must-read document in response to Obama’ new administration’s policy directive on all individuals currently in deportation proceedings. The documents are available in english and spanish.
AILA advisory memo (english) consumer-warning-for-dhs-annoucement-2011-08-181-eng
AILA advisory memo (spanish) consumer-warning-for-dhs-annoucement-2011-08-18-span
Every year, the United States welcomes refugees who have fled their homelands due to the fear of persecution, terror, violence and even death. However, once refugees reach our shores, too often the U.S. does not have the sufficient resources and capacity to help them find employment and fully integrate into their new communities. The current [...]
Inspired Immigration Bill
State Representative Kim Meltzer (R-Clinton Twp.)
(Lansing, MI) – Arizona is at the heart of a national discussion and controversy over immigration reform after that state passed a new law allowing police to ask for proof of citizenship or lawful residency in the U.S. But even though some civil rights leaders are up in [...]