JPANet: Push for Immigration Reform

This week the participants of the 2010 Ecumenical Advocacy Days are responding to our command to love our neighbor and welcome the stranger by lobbying for legislation that addresses:

  • the need for just immigration reform in the United States;
  • the root causes of migration;
  • the importance of adequately funding life-saving assistance to refugees and other forcibly displaced persons.

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Jesus had no place to lay his head. Neither do tens of millions of migrants, refugees and displaced persons. Here in the U.S. over 12 million immigrants are without papers or authorization to work. Many of them work in the lowest paid jobs, under the harshest conditions, and are easily exploited.

Given the choice, most people would prefer to stay close to their homes and families; yet every day, thousands of people worldwide are faced with the heart-wrenching decision to leave their loved ones and migrate. Lack of economic opportunity to provide for their families, due in part to U.S.-promoted global economic policies, drives much of the migration to the United States and other countries where jobs may be found. Meanwhile, conflict, violence, persecution and environmental degradation have resulted in the forced migration of millions who become refugees or internally displaced persons (IDPs).

To ensure that all of our brothers and sisters have a place to call home, we must address the root causes of displacement around the globe, as well as treat economic and forced migrants in the U.S. and abroad with humanity and dignity.

You can join your voice with the partipants at EAD by advocating for humane, equitable immigration reform that:

Separated families, exploited workers, and broken communities cannot wait for Congress to fix our broken immigration system. Urge your elected officials to act now!

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