my friend was illegally deported and so were a many of other people i know. its not right ,deported for small amounts of weed 2ounces,shop lifting.

The bipartisan group of senators working on immigration reform, known as the "Gang of Eight," proposed eliminating American citizens' ability to sponsor their immediate family members (siblings and adult children) for legal permanent residence. Despite that family-sponsored immigrants make up less than 9 percent of the annual immigration total, these senators are trying to further curtail family-sponsored immigration. We are facing an imminent threat.

The immigration laws in Alabama are unreasonable. Because it is illegal to give a helping hand to an immigrant without papers, the whole concept of "the good Samaritan" has been trashed in this state. The laws have also led to higher racial profiling in a state where racial profiling is already high. Individuals who have been "legal" immigrants for years have been stopped by police, and there are those who fear being stopped. Also, families are split when children have been born to illegal immigrants in Alabama, and the parents have been sent back to the home country.

Maine's U.S. Senators, Susan Collins and Angus King, will be major figures in the debate about immigration reform this year. We need Senator Collins and Senator King to support immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million immigrants currently living in the United States without documentation. Many of these immigrants have lived in this country for more than a decade and have come to America to seek a better life for their families. They are Americans-in-waiting who are ready to fulfill the requirements of our citizenship process: to study English, pay taxes, and continue to contribute to our economy and community. We need a new approach to immigration that keeps families together and provides a path to citizenship.

Deportations will continue to destroy immigrant communities and families unless Congress and the White House act to create a pathway to citizenship for all. We were promised a comprehensive immigration reform bill by now, but Congressional leaders have yet to produce legislation. Please sign this petition to urge our elected representatives in Washington to put a bill before the American people, and to act fast to fix our country's broken immigration system once and for all.

Missouri Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill will be a key vote on legislation to fix our broken immigration system this year. We need her to support a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million immigrants currently living in the United State without papers. Most of these immigrants have lived in this country for more than a decade and have come to America to seek a better life for their families. They are Americans-in-waiting who are ready to fulfill the requirements of our citizenship process - to study English, pay taxes, maintain a good record and be of good moral character. Instead of focusing only on the border, we need a new approach that is better for families and makes more economic sense.

Kentucky Republican Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul will be key votes on legislation to fix our broken immigration system this year. We need these Senators to support a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million immigrants currently living in the United State without papers. Most of these immigrants have lived in this country for more than a decade and have come to America to seek a better life for their families. They are Americans-in-waiting who are ready to fulfill the requirements of our citizenship process - to study English, pay taxes, maintain a good record and be of good moral character. Instead of focusing only on the border, we need a new approach that is better for families and makes more economic sense.

Louisiana Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu will be a key vote on legislation to fix our broken immigration system this year. We need her to support a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million immigrants currently living in the United State without papers. Most of these immigrants have lived in this country for more than a decade and have come to America to seek a better life for their families. They are Americans-in-waiting who are ready to fulfill the requirements of our citizenship process - to study English, pay taxes, maintain a good record and be of good moral character. Instead of focusing only on the border, we need a new approach that is better for families and makes more economic sense.

Nevada Republican Senator Dean Heller will be a key vote on legislation to fix our broken immigration system this year. We need him to support a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million immigrants currently living in the United State without papers. Most of these immigrants have lived in this country for more than a decade and have come to America to seek a better life for their families. They are Americans-in-waiting who are ready to fulfill the requirements of our citizenship process - to study English, pay taxes, maintain a good record and be of good moral character. Instead of focusing only on the border, we need a new approach that is better for families and makes more economic sense.

Utah Republican Senators Mike Lee and Orrin Hatch will be key votes on legislation to fix our broken immigration system this year. We need these Senators to support a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million immigrants currently living in the United State without papers. Most of these immigrants have lived in this country for more than a decade and have come to America to seek a better life for their families. They are Americans-in-waiting who are ready to fulfill the requirements of our citizenship process - to study English, pay taxes, maintain a good record and be of good moral character. Instead of focusing only on the border, we need a new approach that is better for families and makes more economic sense.

ICE, the federal agency in charge of deportations, is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on inhumane tracking of immigrants facing deportation. Thousands of people are forced to wear ankle monitors and suffer random home inspections -- even though many of these people have no criminal history and pose little flight risk. While just 3% of criminals on probation wear ankle monitors, 29% of the 21,000 immigrants in this heightened supervision program live with these devices 24 hours a day, even plugging them in to recharge while they sleep at night. Behavioral Interventions, a subsidiary of private prison company Geo Group, is receiving $378 million from ICE to monitor immigrants this way. There should be no profit in this process. It's excessive, it's wrong, and it's up to us to make our voices heard for fairness and humanity in the treatment of America's immigrants.

Stop the deportation of my husband. He is a father and husband that is loving and caring. He has been the support and person I have always wanted. He likes to help and care for people, even if it means thinking of himself last. He is the person that likes to help anybody without expecting something in return. He has taught me so many things and has always been supportive. We have similar stories. We both grew up away from our parents a great part of our lives and we don't want this to happen to our daughter. Please help me stop the separation of another family. He has no family left in Mexico, as our mothers live in the United StatesS. It's been so hard. He has siblings and more people that need him and care for him.