If we want to ensure that Dreamers are kept safe from Donald Trump’s Deportation Force, then Congress must pass the Dream Act. Today, there are nearly 800,000 young immigrants who came to the United States as children and currently have no immigration status. They’re often referred to as Dreamers because the Dream Act would give them a pathway to citizenship. In 2012, President Obama used his executive power to protect Dreamers from deportation and allowed them to work and drive legally in the United States. Since then Dreamers have thrived under DACA, by going to school and contributing back to their local communities and economy. However, several officials within the Trump Administration have indicated that they intend on ending the DACA program - killing the dreams of hundreds of thousands of Dreamers who grew up only knowing America as their home and putting them on a path to deportation. Even Trump’s top immigration official even told Hispanic leaders in Congress to prepare for the worst in regards to DACA. The 2017 Dream Act would allow Dreamers to stay in the United States and apply for citizenship. That’s why we’re calling on Congress to pass the Dream Act. Please join with us and sign this petition.

If we want to ensure that Dreamers are kept safe from Donald Trump’s Deportation Force, then Congress must pass the Dream Act. Today, there are nearly 800,000 young immigrants who came to the United States as children and currently have no immigration status. They’re often referred to as Dreamers because the Dream Act would give them a pathway to citizenship. In 2012, President Obama used his executive power to protect Dreamers from deportation and allowed them to work and drive legally in the United States. Since then Dreamers have thrived under DACA, by going to school and contributing back to their local communities and economy. However, several officials within the Trump Administration have indicated that they intend on ending the DACA program - killing the dreams of hundreds of thousands of Dreamers who grew up only knowing America as their home and putting them on a path to deportation. Even Trump’s top immigration official even told Hispanic leaders in Congress to prepare for the worst in regards to DACA. The 2017 Dream Act would allow Dreamers to stay in the United States and apply for citizenship. That’s why we’re calling on Congress to pass the Dream Act. Please join with us and sign this petition.

If we want to ensure that Dreamers are kept safe from Donald Trump’s Deportation Force, then Congress must pass the Dream Act. Today, there are nearly 800,000 young immigrants who came to the United States as children and currently have no immigration status. They’re often referred to as Dreamers because the Dream Act would give them a pathway to citizenship. In 2012, President Obama used his executive power to protect Dreamers from deportation and allowed them to work and drive legally in the United States. Since then Dreamers have thrived under DACA, by going to school and contributing back to their local communities and economy. However, several officials within the Trump Administration have indicated that they intend on ending the DACA program - killing the dreams of hundreds of thousands of Dreamers who grew up only knowing America as their home and putting them on a path to deportation. Even Trump’s top immigration official even told Hispanic leaders in Congress to prepare for the worst in regards to DACA. The 2017 Dream Act would allow Dreamers to stay in the United States and apply for citizenship. That’s why we’re calling on Congress to pass the Dream Act. Please join with us and sign this petition.

We are all affected... I do not want my tax dollars going to build a wall. Use my money and materials for building homes, education, social well being. NO WALL!

Trump led a horrifying, racist rally in Arizona—where he defended convicted criminal (and former Sheriff) Joe Arpaio for “doing his job.” Arpaio was convicted for violating a federal judge’s order to stop racially profiling Latinx communities and terrorizing undocumented immigrants. This is not "doing his job." The White House has allegedly prepared talking points on Trump’s soon-to-come presidential pardon of Arpaio. Trump’s plan to pardon Arpaio is a blatant demonstration of white supremacy and will only further harm families by endorsing policies that terrorize Latinx communities. Further, by pardoning Arpaio, Trump also says it’s okay to violate court orders. Only 21% of Arizonans support pardoning Arpaio. If the state’s Republican governor and two senators don’t publicly denounce Trump’s bigotry and reject this pardon, they are siding with the racists in their state. Sign our petition now to urge Arizona Governor Ducey and Senators McCain and Flake to publicly oppose Trump’s plan to pardon Joe Arpaio.

Donald Trump ran for President by whipping up racist hysteria against immigrants—pledging to build a wall and somehow make Mexico pay for it. (Spoiler alert: Mexico won't pay for it.) He is still trying to waste billions of federal dollars to build a 2,000-mile wall, and is even threatening a government shutdown if the Republican Congress does not agree to fund it. Sign the petition: No wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. It's racist, ineffective and a colossal waste of money.

Trump suggested he may pardon Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, the Arizona sheriff just convicted of criminal contempt for violating a court order on racial profiling. A pardon of Arpaio wouldn't just be a confirmation of Trump's bigotry and contempt for the rule of law. It would also be an affront to Americans everywhere who believe in justice and civil liberties. Arpaio is scheduled to be sentenced on October 5th. We need to raise our voices now. Add your name to demand Arpaio face justice.

They may not have huge bank accounts or fancy degrees, but many immigrants do the priceless work of caring for our country's children -- and supporting the elderly and people with disabilities. We value them and their contributions highly and believe they are crucial to our lives, our economy, and our communities. The RAISE Act says these women and this work is not important. What could be more important than raising the next generation?

ESPANOL ABAJO We ask the City of Everett to keep its people safe. We ask that the City pass an ordinance as part of its commitment to enforce the law and serve the public without consideration of immigration status. Under our proposed ordinance, no one in the City should be contacted, detained, or arrested by any Everett law enforcement agency based on immigration status, whether known or unknown. Only then will all residents feel safe going to the police and city agencies to report crimes, seek help, and collaborate together to keep Everett the city that it is. Many of us have lived here for decades and are proud to call the city home. Some of us are students -- and parents of students -- at Everett High School who are scared that we are going to be stopped by the police at the end of our school day and asked for papers. We have kids in our families who are waiting at home, anxious that us, their parents, might not come home that night. Everett has been ranked the most diverse city in Massachusetts. We don’t want half of the Everett community fearful of the very City and people who should be here to serve us. We all deserve to know that the City of Everett and the Everett Police do not stand with separating parents from their kids or stopping people in the streets because of their skin color and language. Everyone deserves to know that we, the residents and friends of the City of Everett, will not tolerate their persecution. * * * Le pedimos que la Ciudad de Everett mantenga seguridad para su gente. Al aprobar ordenanza, la ciudad de Everett se comprometería hacer cumplir la ley y servir al público sin tener en cuenta el estatus migratorio. Según a nuestra ordenanza propuesta, ninguna agencia de seguridad pública de Everett debe contactar, detener o arrestar a una persona basado en su estatus migratorio, ya sea conocido o desconocido. Sólo entonces todos los residentes se sientan seguros de acudir a la policía y las agencias municipales para reportar crímenes, buscar ayuda, y colaborar juntos para mantener Everett la ciudad que es. Muchos de nosotros hemos vivido aquí por décadas, y estamos orgullos decir que esta ciudad sea nuestro hogar. Algunos de nosotros somos estudiantes -- y padres de estudiantes - en Everett High School quienes temen que la policía nos vayan a detener y pedirles nuestros papeles. Tenemos los niños en la familia quienes están esperando ansiosamente en casa, pensando que sus padres -- nosotros -- no vuelvan por la noche. Everett ha sido clasificada como la ciudad más diversa en Massachusetts. Más del 40 por ciento de sus residentes son inmigrantes. No queremos que la mitad de la comunidad Everett tenga miedo de las mismas instituciones y personas que deberían estar aquí para servirnos. Todos debemos poder confiar que la ciudad de Everett y la Policía de Everett no apoyan la separación de los padres de sus hijos, o la detención de gente en las calles debido a su color de piel o su idioma. Tenemos derecho a saber que nosotros, los residentes y amigos de la Ciudad de Everett, no vamos a tolerar la persecución.

Republican Senators David Perdue and Tom Cotton have introduced legislation that viciously attacks our family-based legal immigration system. Backed by President Trump, the RAISE Act aims to cut legal immigration of extended family members by half – in addition to slashing the number of refugees we accept and eliminating the diversity visa lottery. This is an extremist proposal that would prevent families from reuniting and go against our nation’s core values. Stand with National Immigration Law Center and urge Congress to vote against the RAISE Act.

The House of Representatives has voted on a spending bill that includes $1.6 billion for initial construction of the wall. This is only a downpayment on the wall, which is estimated to cost over $20 billion. Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto has made it clear that Mexico will not pay for the wall, and the idea of using a border tax on imports from Mexico is dead. In short, American taxpayers will foot the bill. Instead of wasting our money and grandstanding on this issue, the government should enforce and maybe bolster the existing laws against hiring undocumented workers. This would not only cut down on people crossing the border illegally to seek employment, it would also cut down on people who overstay their visas, which a report found represented 66% of undocumented residents. Separately, the government should work on a guest worker program, so farmers and other business who rely on the undocumented workforce can find the employees they need without resorting to illegal activity.

*Este mensaje se repite en Español Alamance County Sheriff's Office Dear Sheriff Johnson, We, community members of Alamance County and allies of the immigrant community, respectfully request that you not bring back to our county the 287g agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). It is especially important that Alamance County does not bring back 287g agreement which put our county in the national spotlight for its poor implementation, civil rights violations and decreased trust that immigrants in Alamance County, and surrounding areas, have in law enforcement. Like other programs, agreements and policies that forge a collaboration between ICE and local law enforcement, the 287g program funnels immigrants into a detention and deportation system that does not afford due process rights, and ultimately tears families apart, leaving our communities weaker and more fearful of interacting with local law enforcement. The 287g program costs money, damages public safety, and increases the risks of racial profiling. The 287g program diverts officers from their local work to do ICE’s job for them. Numerous reports and studies have shown the negative human and legal impacts of implementing 287g [1]. Moreover, 287g is not mandatory: only 78 law enforcement agencies in the entire country and 5 in North Carolina have 287g agreements for their officers to act as immigration agents. The Maricopa County, AZ program, run by Sheriff Joseph Arpaio, was the largest 287g jurisdiction until it was terminated following a federal investigation into racial profiling and discrimination. The county of Alamance is home to many immigrants and 287g hurts the trust from immigrant community members. When some of our neighbors are reluctant to communicate with local law enforcement, even when they are victims or witnesses to crime, everyone is our community is less safe. We respectfully request that you do not bring back Alamance County's agreement with ICE. Sincerely, _____ Estimado Alguacil Johnson, Nosotros, miembros de la comunidad de Alamance y aliados de la comunidad inmigrante, respetuosamente solicitamos que no traiga de vuelta al condado de Alamance el acuerdo 287g entre el condado de Alamance y el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE). Es especialmente importante que el condado de Alamance no traiga de nuevo este acuerdo ya, que fue el mismo que puso a nuestro condado en el centro de atención nacional por su mala implementación, violaciones a los derechos civiles y porque empeoraria la falta de confianza que los inmigrantes de Alamance y sus alrededores de porsi ya tienen en la policia. Al igual que otros programas de colaboración entre inmigración y la policía, el programa 287g canaliza a inmigrantes en un sistema de detención y deportación que no ofrece un proceso adecuado, y que en última instancia separa a las familias, dejando a nuestras comunidades más débiles y con más miedo de interactuar con la policía. El programa 287g cuesta dinero, daña la seguridad pública y aumenta los riesgos de discriminación racial. El programa 287g desvía a los oficiales de su trabajo local para hacer el trabajo de ICE. Numerosos informes y estudios han demostrado los efectos humanos y jurídicos negativos de la aplicación del 287g. Por otra parte, 287g no es obligatorio: sólo 78 agencias policiales en todo el país y 5 en Carolina del Norte tienen acuerdos 287g para que sus agentes actúen como agentes de inmigración. El programa del condado de Maricopa, AZ, dirigido por el Alguacil Joseph Arpaio, fue la jurisdicción de 287g más grande, hasta que el acuerdo fue terminado después de una investigación federal sobre la discriminacion racial y discriminación. El condado de Alamance es el hogar de muchos inmigrantes y acuerdo 287g perjudica la confianza de parte de los miembros de la comunidad inmigrante. Cuando algunos de nuestros vecinos se rehusan a comunicarse con la policía, incluso cuando son víctimas o testigos de delito, todos en la comunidad están menos seguros. Solicitamos respetuosamente que no traiga el acuerdo del condado de Alamance con ICE Sinceramente,