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Immigration Action Newsletter April/May
Immigration Action Newsletter Senate CIR breakdown edition! What’s in the bill, what isn’t in the bill, and what happens next. Also, do not forget that Congress will be home this week- tell them what you think about the bill and demand their support on the issues most important to you! Advocacy Calendar Legislative Update: S.744 […]
EPPN Alert: The Immigration Debate Begins – Add Your Voice Now!
Last night, 301 amendments to the Senate immigration bill were filed by nearly every Senator on the Judiciary Committee, which will begin hearing amendments tomorrow at 9:30 am. As you can imagine, this volume of amendments touches nearly every piece of the bill and, if enacted, could change the bill in any number of ways. […]
EPPN Alert: Protect Vital Refugee & Asylum Reforms
“A few years ago, government authorities in Turkmenistan persecuted a woman and her son because they had converted to Christianity. The son was tortured to death. The woman was twice detained and tortured. She fled to the United States, where, suffering from panic attacks and depression, she tried to kill herself. Later, after stabilizing, she […]
EPPN Alert: Demand Protections for All Families in S. 744
Family unity has long been a driver of immigration and a cornerstone of our immigration system. Despite this prioritization of family, however, lengthy backlogs, inadequate country caps, and preference categories have meant that our immigration system often keeps families apart for decades. Through pastoral care to members of our congregations and our ministry to resettle […]
EPPN Alert: ACT TODAY for a Farm Bill that Feeds the Hungry
This week, the Senate considers a five-year Farm Bill that will have profound implications for hungry and malnourished people in the United States and around the world. Despite promising improvements in the Millennium Development Goals, an estimated one billion people still live on less than $1.25 each day, 870 million people are chronically undernourished, and […]
IAN: Immigration Bill Passes the Judiciary Committee 13-5!
Immigration Advocacy Newsletter After a debate that spanned two weeks and saw 212 amendments considered, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (S. 744) passed out of the Judiciary Committee on May 21, 2013 with bipartisan support 13-5! Your advocacy was vital throughout this process. Episcopalians and other people of faith across […]
ONE Episcopalian: You are Invited to a Conference Call with Roger Thurow
ONE EPISCOPALIAN UPDATE The ONE Campaign has invited us to participate in an exciting conference call next Friday, June 7. The Last Hunger Season charts the course of a new exodus, one occurring in smallholder farmers all over the world. It isn't an exodus from one place to another — it is an exodus of […]
S.744 Summary and Episcopal Church Resolutions
On April 17, Senators Schumer D-NY, Durbin D-IL, Graham R-SC, Flake R-AZ, Menendez D-NJ, Bennet D-CO, McCain R-AZ and Rubio R-FL introduced their long awaited bill, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013, S. 744. The bill proposes the largest overhaul if our immigration system in decades and touches nearly every […]
Immigration Advocacy Newsletter Mar/Apr 2013
Immigration Action Newsletter Thousands of people will converge on Washington for a Rally for Citizenship on April 10; Congress passes a Continuing Resolution with robust funding for refugees thanks to YOUR advocacy; Bishop Kirk Smith of Arizona joins Richard Trumka President in a call for family unity in immigration reform; and the Gang of 8 […]
EPPN Alert: Lent – Human Trafficking
This Lent, we are committed to reflecting upon and transforming our culture of violence toward one in which we may all live safely and freely into the fullness of whom God uniquely created us to be. The violence of slavery, manifested in human trafficking, tragically stifles that safety and freedom for millions around the world […]
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