From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org):
Right now, the Biden administration is considering how many refugees the United States will commit to resettling in Fiscal Year 2023. With 100 million displaced people in the world, including more than 36 million refugees, it is vital that President Biden set a robust refugee admissions goal and invest in strengthening our nation’s capacity to welcome.
Now is the time for state and local elected leaders to take a stand and urge the President to welcome refugees in the coming fiscal year. Reach out to your mayor, city council members, state legislators, and governors to ensure that the voices of state and local communities are heard!
Here are the top ways to take action:
- Contact Your State and Local Elected Leaders: Ask your local lawmakers to sign this letter by August 29th, calling on the President to meet his commitment to resettle refugees now and in fiscal year 2023. You can look up your local elected officials here and here. You can access sample emails/call scripts here, a template outreach email to elected leaders is here, or fill out an auto-generated action alert here.
- Amplify on Social Media: To tweet your state and local officials, click to find the twitter handles for your governor and state legislators. Sample tweets and graphics for the state and local elected official sign-on letter are available here.
Thank you for taking action, and please share this alert with your networks!
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