To: Attorney General Mike DeWine and Governor Mike DeWine

Tell Gov. Kasich to Drop The Lawsuit Attacking Ohio Immigrants and Families

Gov. Kasich, end your administration’s lawsuit attacking long-time Ohio immigrants and families.

With more workers and employers paying taxes under President Obama’s new immigrant documentation policy, the State of Ohio would gain an additional $41 million in tax revenues over five years (according to the Center for American Progress). Instead of accepting this money, your administration is spending additional Ohio tax dollars fighting it. Why?

Why is this important?

Recently, the State of Ohio joined nineteen other states in suing the federal government over the President’s executive action on immigration. In addition to subjecting thousands of Ohio families to deportation, this lawsuit, if successful, would deny work permits to thousands of Ohio immigrants and deprive our state of $41 million in much-needed tax revenue over the next five years.

President Obama had to act on immigration after Republicans in Congress chose to do nothing. And despite the fact that President Obama's immigration action will benefit countless families in Ohio and generate millions of dollars in taxes, Gov. Kasich and Attorney General Mike DeWine are joining with their political partisans to block it.

In the past, Gov. Kasich has been a commonsense voice for immigrant families in Ohio, but this lawsuit changes everything.

We need Gov. Kasich to immediately end the lawsuit against President Obama and stop the attacks against immigrant workers and families living in Ohio. They are part of our state and they deserve a way to become documented residents, not shunned and set up for deportation.