To: Rep. Kevin McCarthy (CA-23), Rep. Warren Davidson (OH-8), Rep. Kendra Horn (OK-5), Rep. Abigail Spanberger (VA-7), and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-5)
GOP House Leadership: Stop playing political games and pass immigration reform
Shame on House Republicans for attacking young immigrants. Your attempts to undo the deferred action program so that you can deport DREAMers is a disgrace and un-American. Americans are looking for solutions on immigration reform, not senseless attacks on young Americans who only want a chance to come out of the shadows.
Why is this important?
House Republicans are at it again. Their recent attack on young immigrants shows just how far they are willing to go to please the extremists in their party.
Until last year, nearly a million children of undocumented immigrants were restricted from doing many basic things like driving, going to college, or applying for jobs. Their immigration status forced them to live in shadows and prevented them from pursuing their American Dream.
But last year these young people -- often called DREAMers -- and the entire immigrant community won a huge victory when President Obama announced the deferred action policy which allowed them to finally come out of the shadows and pursue their dreams through a temporary fix to their status.
Now nearly all Republican members of the House are shamefully trying to dismantle this victory by blocking all funding to the program and putting DREAMers at risk of deportation. While this vote was mostly a symbolic gesture (since there’s no chance the House bill as is will be passed by the Senate), this was a direct attack on children and young immigrants.
Our community is looking for leadership on immigration reform, not more attacks. Please join us in telling the GOP House leadership that we're tired of their party's political games. It's time we pass immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship.
Until last year, nearly a million children of undocumented immigrants were restricted from doing many basic things like driving, going to college, or applying for jobs. Their immigration status forced them to live in shadows and prevented them from pursuing their American Dream.
But last year these young people -- often called DREAMers -- and the entire immigrant community won a huge victory when President Obama announced the deferred action policy which allowed them to finally come out of the shadows and pursue their dreams through a temporary fix to their status.
Now nearly all Republican members of the House are shamefully trying to dismantle this victory by blocking all funding to the program and putting DREAMers at risk of deportation. While this vote was mostly a symbolic gesture (since there’s no chance the House bill as is will be passed by the Senate), this was a direct attack on children and young immigrants.
Our community is looking for leadership on immigration reform, not more attacks. Please join us in telling the GOP House leadership that we're tired of their party's political games. It's time we pass immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship.