From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Child care is a winning strategy for America’s families, which is why we need to call on Congress ASAP to be the champions of a child care infrastructure that can enable our nation to recover and … Continued
From Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): Five million undocumented immigrant workers in our communities have risked their lives to keep us fed, cared for and moving during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now is the time to ensure our immigrant neighbors are … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): The Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness (LRIF) program, enacted in December 2019, allows Liberian nationals who have been living in the United States since November 20, 2014 to apply for a green card and adjust their status … Continued
From Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): After 3 years of living in sanctuary to resist a deportation order, Edith Espinal is back in her Columbus home with her family. Today she has her first check in with ICE. Today also … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): It’s officially time to celebrate the nine-year anniversary since Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) came to life! This program has helped thousands of Dreamers who came here as children and have grown up in our … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): June is Immigrant Heritage Month! Join us to #CelebrateImmigrants by honoring and lifting up the contributions of immigrants of all backgrounds. This month provides people across the country an opportunity to explore their own heritage and celebrate the … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Immigrants are essential. During the pandemic, an estimated 23 million immigrants, including 5 million undocumented people, have served as health care workers or researchers, public health and safety workers, and food system workers … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): Immigrant essential workers have been helping our communities endure this pandemic for over a year now, yet they have often been treated as expendable. In many ways, the U.S. benefits from their labor while disregarding their … Continued
From Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): Over the years, the resilience of immigrants as they’ve fought for their dignity to be recognized and a pathway to citizenship for all people has been awe-inspiring. For example, Edith, Miriam and Ingrid, undocumented … Continued
Ask your Senators/Representatives to modernize and humanize our nation’s immigration system by creating an earned pathway to citizenship. You can send a message through the ELCA Action Center. (NOTE: You do not need to be Lutheran to use this.) “I am … Continued