PLEASE NOTE: Vigils and rallies organized by partisan organizations are likely to focus on impeachment, so please attend as a private citizen - with no LWV identification - unless the demonstration is organized by the League.
H.R. 6 would provide a pathway for citizenship for Dreamers, those with Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure. Now is the time to remind our US Senators that we (and they) should support this bill.
The League joined 400 national, state, and local groups urging Congress to ensure passage of legislation that permanently protects Dreamers and beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED). H.R. 2820 and H.R. 2821, provisions of the American Dream and Promise Act, that together offer a path to citizenship to Dreamers and TPS and DED holders. You can read the letter that they sent to Speaker Pelosi, Leader McCarthy, Chairman Nadler, and Ranking Member Collins by visiting the LWV US website.
#HR6
#DreamAndPromiseAct
#Dreamers
#TPS
#DED
We support the protesting of detention centers because tens of thousands of people, including women and children, seeking asylum in the U.S. are currently being detained at our border in overcrowded, filthy, and unsafe conditions, many of them in for-profit centers, across the country, including Illinois.
#not1dollarfordetention!
LWVUS POSITION:
The League of Women Voters believes that immigration policies should promote reunification of immediate families; meet the economic, business and employment needs of the United States; and be responsive to those facing political persecution or humanitarian crises. Provision should also be made for qualified persons to enter the United States on student visas. All persons should receive fair treatment under the law.
