To: Attorney General Greg Zoeller and Governor Eric Holcomb
Tell Gov. Pence to Drop The Lawsuit Attacking Indiana Immigrants and Families
Gov. Pence and Attorney General Zoeller, end your lawsuit attacking long-time Indiana immigrants and families. With more workers and employers paying taxes under President Obama's new immigrant documentation policy, the State of Indiana would gain an additional $66 million in tax revenues over five years (according to the Center for American Progress). Instead of accepting this money, your administration is spending additional Indiana tax dollars fighting it. Why?
Why is this important?
Recently, the State of Indiana joined a host of other states in suing the federal government over the President's executive action on immigration. In addition to subjecting thousands of Indiana families to deportation, this lawsuit, if successful, would deny work permits to thousands of Indiana immigrants and deprive our state of $66 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 Indiana and generate millions in taxes for the state, Gov. Mike Pence and Attorney General Greg Zoeller are joining with their political partisans to block it.
It was bad enough when Gov. Pence opposed immigration reform and -- knowing how much our economy depends on immigrants -- would only support a guest worker program. Now by taking part in this anti-immigrant lawsuit, he’s showing just how cynical of a move that really was.
We need Gov. Pence and his administration to immediately end the lawsuit against President Obama and stop the attacks against immigrant workers and families living in Indiana. They are part of our state and they deserve a way to become documented residents, not shunned and set up for deportation.
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 Indiana and generate millions in taxes for the state, Gov. Mike Pence and Attorney General Greg Zoeller are joining with their political partisans to block it.
It was bad enough when Gov. Pence opposed immigration reform and -- knowing how much our economy depends on immigrants -- would only support a guest worker program. Now by taking part in this anti-immigrant lawsuit, he’s showing just how cynical of a move that really was.
We need Gov. Pence and his administration to immediately end the lawsuit against President Obama and stop the attacks against immigrant workers and families living in Indiana. They are part of our state and they deserve a way to become documented residents, not shunned and set up for deportation.