Multiple Faith Leaders Celebrate Steps Toward Immigrant Protection & Urge Senate Provide Paths to Citizenship
1) Leaders from the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (IIC), including Disciples
Refugee & Immigration Ministries, welcome House passage of legislation
last night that creates a path to citizenship for farmworkers and people with
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Temporary Protected Status
(TPS), Deferred Enforced Departure (DED), & others.
"We will be vigilant in prayer, persistent in action, and stand ready for partnership with the Senate as it now becomes the vehicle to move citizenship for all 11 million undocumented immigrants.”
Rev. Dr. Sharon Stanley-Rea, Disciples RIM Director
See the full Release HERE.
Now, we turn our sights to the Senate, which has a once-in-a-generation
opportunity to do its part and help these bills become law.
2) Also, TODAY at 1:30 Eastern Time, State Faith Leaders will hold a Press
Conference to urge the Senate to now take action in support of immigrants.
TODAY'S 1:30 Eastern Time Press Conference with your media contacts
and social media networks.
