To: Rep. Buddy Carter (GA-1), Rep. Sanford Bishop (GA-2), Rep. A. Ferguson (GA-3), Rep. Henry Johnson (GA-4), Rep. John Lewis (GA-5), Rep. Lucy McBath (GA-6), Rep. Rob Woodall (GA-7), Rep. Austin Scott (GA-8), Rep. Doug Collins (GA-9), Rep. ...
GA Congressional Representatives: Give Us A Vote on Citizenship!
The immigrant, Latino, African, and Asian communities who have voted for and mobilized in support of reform for years, along with our allies in labor, business and faith communities won't simply take 'no' for an answer.
Our families, our communities, and our economy can't wait any longer for immigration reform. The time is NOW for immigration reform, all we need is a vote.
We ask that our Georgia congressional members issue a statement declaring support for immigration reform and not block 11 million people from the path to citizenship.
Our families, our communities, and our economy can't wait any longer for immigration reform. The time is NOW for immigration reform, all we need is a vote.
We ask that our Georgia congressional members issue a statement declaring support for immigration reform and not block 11 million people from the path to citizenship.
Why is this important?
If House leaders scheduled a vote on reform with a path to citizenship right now, a bipartisan majority of members in the House would vote for it. There exists a bipartisan majority in the House who support legalization with a path to citizenship, just as there is a bipartisan majority of Americans who want our elected officials to act now. It’s up to House Republican leaders – Speaker Boehner, Majority Leader Cantor, and Majority Whip McCarthy – to give us our vote.
Voters want to see immigrants integrated into society, not condemned to a permanent underclass. Faith and law enforcement leaders have spoken out strongly against enacting an Arizona-style “Show me your papers” law nationwide. We won’t stand for any more families being torn apart, or policies that divide members of our communities and charge us as criminals. We’re fighting for fair and just immigration reform for all 11 million aspiring citizens and to keep families together.
We want our leaders in Washington to lead. The Senate already passed a strong, bipartisan immigration bill. Now, we need the House to do its job and pass real immigration reform into law. That is why we need Speaker John Boehner and the House Republican leadership to schedule a vote on a path to citizenship when they get back to Washington. Americans are disillusioned with what Congress can achieve because the political parties spend too much time fighting and too little time legislating. Congress has an opportunity to show that they can still get things done, and that requires the House to act.
We have an historic opportunity to get it done and get it right, but the House must act. This is the best chance we’ve had in a generation to pass common-sense immigration reform.
Voters want to see immigrants integrated into society, not condemned to a permanent underclass. Faith and law enforcement leaders have spoken out strongly against enacting an Arizona-style “Show me your papers” law nationwide. We won’t stand for any more families being torn apart, or policies that divide members of our communities and charge us as criminals. We’re fighting for fair and just immigration reform for all 11 million aspiring citizens and to keep families together.
We want our leaders in Washington to lead. The Senate already passed a strong, bipartisan immigration bill. Now, we need the House to do its job and pass real immigration reform into law. That is why we need Speaker John Boehner and the House Republican leadership to schedule a vote on a path to citizenship when they get back to Washington. Americans are disillusioned with what Congress can achieve because the political parties spend too much time fighting and too little time legislating. Congress has an opportunity to show that they can still get things done, and that requires the House to act.
We have an historic opportunity to get it done and get it right, but the House must act. This is the best chance we’ve had in a generation to pass common-sense immigration reform.