Written by Reform Immigration For America
Posted on 2010-01-15
This week, the Reform Immigration
FOR America 2010 Kick Off resounded throughout the country. From North Carolina to Anchorage, thousands turned out for rallies, town hall meetings, marches and vigils for immigration reform in 2010. One event at a church in Charlotte, NC that was expecting 500 people had more than 2,000 people attend! The story was the same everywhere, and our message was heard loud and clear: now is the time for comprehensive immigration reform. To see even more of the events and great work going on across the country, check out the Reform Immigration
FOR America blog here. Thank you for all of your hard work in getting us off to a great start this year. We've seen what we can accomplish together. Let's keep building!
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Dear Supporters and Allies,
This week, the Reform Immigration FOR America 2010 Kick Off resounded throughout the country. From North Carolina to Anchorage, thousands turned out for rallies, town hall meetings, marches and vigils for immigration reform in 2010. One event at a church in Charlotte, NC that was expecting 500 people had more than 2,000 people attend! The story was the same everywhere, and our message was heard loud and clear: now is the time for comprehensive immigration reform. To see even more of the events and great work going on across the country, check out the Reform Immigration FOR America blog here. Thank you for all of your hard work in getting us off to a great start this year. We've seen what we can accomplish together. Let's keep building!
Please Support Haiti: The Campaign stands in solidarity with our partners in the Haitian American community and the thousands impacted by the earthquake that struck Haiti this week. For more information on how to provide support, including cash donations, please go to the USAID interactive website, which has a list of NGOs and instructions on how to help: http://www.usaid.gov.
In response to the crisis and the growing chorus of support for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian immigrants in the United States - and thousands of calls from RI4A's cell phone action network - Secretary Janet Napolitano announced Friday evening that the United States would grant TPS to Haiti for the next 18 months. TPS would allow immigrants living illegally in the United States to live and work in this country openly while Haiti recovers from the earthquake.
AAPI Week of Action: In conjunction with the Campaign's kick-off, this week also marked an important week of action that will continue through January 20 for the Asian American and Pacific Islander Community. Please click here for resources on why comprehensive immigration reform matters to the AAPI community.
Public Opinion on Our Side: Also this week, the Campaign released new data demonstrating consistent and strong support for comprehensive immigration reform among American voters. It doesn't matter what party voters belong to, Americans understand that what America needs is a real solution to the broken immigration system.
Fast for Families: Today marks the fifteenth day of the Fast for Our Families, an effort by six activists in Naranja, Florida. These activists have resolved to fast indefinitely until they are allowed to meet with Secretary Napolitano to discuss keeping our families together rather than tearing them apart through deportation. Click here to find out how you can help.
Positions Open: The following positions are available: Southeast Regional Organizer, Midwest Regional Organizer, Ohio State Director, Indiana State Director, and New Media Intern. For more information on any of these, click here. Please spread word.
The year has just begun and so much has already happened. Thank you for all that you do!
Rich Stolz
Reform Immigration FOR America
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