From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org):
Now that President Trump has rescinded the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, Congress has limited time to protect dreamers from deportation and pass the Dream Act. DACA has provided nearly 800,000 immigrant youth the opportunity to work, attend school, travel, and pursue their dreams. Congress needs to hear that their constituents support the Dream Act and want to see it enacted.
A “discharge petition” was launched in the House of Representatives to force a vote on the Dream Act of 2017, which would provide a permanent legislative solution and pathway to citizenship for dreamers around the country. Overwhelming, Members of Congress believe it is wrong to deport immigrant youth. Our faith and moral light guide us to stand with Dreamers and urge our Members of Congress to take action today.
CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TODAY!
202-221-3121
(This number connects you with an operator. If you prefer, you can call your Representative’s office directly—find contact information at http://www.house.gov.)
Sample script: I’m your constituent from [City, State]. I support dreamers and strongly oppose President Trump’s decision to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. I urge you to cosponsor H.Res.508, which discharges H.R.1084, the “Today’s American Dream Act” and substitutes the text of H.R.3440, the Dream Act of 2017. My community welcomes our immigrant neighbors and calls on you to do everything in your power to protect undocumented youth.
After making your phone call, here are three more actions we invite you to take:
- Faith leaders and faith organizations: Please sign on to the faith letter in support of the Dream Act of 2017 at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc6PWOTa5M-2ZyzFEpZbQZz0aGeRVYUDHQvG3aS-tipMKsDWw/viewform. This letter is open to individual faith leaders as well as faith-based organizations.
- Organize a Dream Sabbath: A Dream Sabbath can be dedicated time during a regular weekly worship service to having immigrant youth share their stories and asking congregants to take action in support of the Dream Act, or it can be a vigil, meeting with your Senators and Representatives, etc. The Dream Sabbath toolkit can be found at here (PDF) and here (Word). Please make sure to put your event on this map: bit.ly/DreamSabbathMap by the end of October. For more resources, please visit interfaithimmigration.org/dream.
- Amplify your voice on social media: You can tweet your Representatives and @realDonaldTrump: “Faith communities call on [REPRESENTATIVE] to join H.Res.508 & pass #DreamAct! Immigrant youth are #HereToStay” Here are the Twitter handles for PA Representatives:
- Bob Brady (PA-1): @RepBrady
- Dwight Evans (PA-2): @RepDwightEvans
- Mike Kelly (PA-3): @MikeKellyPA
- Scott Perry (PA-4): @RepScottPerry
- Glenn Thompson (PA-5): @CongressmanGT
- Ryan Costello (PA-6): @RepRyanCostello
- Pat Meehan (PA-7): @RepMeehan
- Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-8): @RepBrianFitz
- Bill Shuster (PA-9): @RepBillShuster
- Tom Marino (PA-10): @RepTomMarino
- Lou Barletta (PA-11): @RepLouBarletta
- Keith Rothfus (PA-12): @RepRothfus
- Brendan Boyle (PA-13): @CongBoyle
- Mike Doyle (PA-14): @USRepMikeDoyle
- Charlie Dent (PA-15): @RepCharlieDent
- Lloyd Smucker (PA-16): @RepSmucker
- Matt Cartwright (PA-17): @RepCartwright
- Tim Murphy (PA-18): @RepTimMurphy
Please spread the word, and thank you for all your work and support!
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