To: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8)
Support a discharge petition for comprehensive immigration reform!
Dear Rep. Jeffries,
I support a discharge petition from comprehensive immigration reform. Our politics are growing stagnant and I believe you can help this stalemate that has been created and move on to progressive work for New York and all of the U.S.
Thank You,
I support a discharge petition from comprehensive immigration reform. Our politics are growing stagnant and I believe you can help this stalemate that has been created and move on to progressive work for New York and all of the U.S.
Thank You,
Why is this important?
Comprehensive immigration reform is dying a slow death in Congress because House Speaker Boehner—who has the power to demand an up-or-down vote on the reform bill—refuses to get out of the way.
But there is a simple way that Democrats can bypass Boehner and save immigration reform. They can introduce the Senate bill, which passed with broad bipartisan support, then use a discharge petition to force an up-or-down vote in the House of Representatives.
A discharge petition is the most viable option to pass comprehensive immigration reform this fall. It only takes 218 votes to file a discharge petition—that's every Democrat in Congress and 17 Republicans. Support for the discharge petition is growing in the media and among members of Congress.
But there is a simple way that Democrats can bypass Boehner and save immigration reform. They can introduce the Senate bill, which passed with broad bipartisan support, then use a discharge petition to force an up-or-down vote in the House of Representatives.
A discharge petition is the most viable option to pass comprehensive immigration reform this fall. It only takes 218 votes to file a discharge petition—that's every Democrat in Congress and 17 Republicans. Support for the discharge petition is growing in the media and among members of Congress.