Everyday more than 1,100 people are deported. It is predicted that in April, 2 million people will have been deported under the Obama Administration. Amid Congressional inaction, President Obama and his Administration must understand that our communities cannot continue to wait. The President can and should take concrete, bold and necessary actions TODAY to turn back the deportation dragnet.
People of faith from all denominations and traditions have been calling on Congress to pass just and humane immigration reform, yet the House of Representatives continues to stall and has failed to move forward on legislative reform. Meanwhile, the deportation machinery has only become more advanced under the Obama Administration. The organizing efforts of DREAMers in 2012 pushed the administration forward with the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival program (DACA), which has allowed over 500,000 DREAMers to be able to travel and work legally. The time has come for President Obama to expand DACA to all undocumented people.
Several faith organizations have put together this toolkit:
Download: April 5th National Day of Action Faith Toolkit
Download: Stories of Separation
(This toolkit does not represent a policy position of the Interfaith Immigration Coalition, but was designed by various faith organizations within the coalition who are working together for administrative relief from deportations.)
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Registration and Endorsement
3. Stories of Impacted Community Members
4. Talking Points
5. Facts on Deportations
6. Worship Resources
7. Draft Media Advisory
8. Sample Tweets
9. Petition
10. Contact Information
Please follow this link http://bit.ly/PJC5UU to find the faith toolkit on April 5th National Day of Action Stop Deportations and Expand Administrative Relief from Deportation.
* This toolkit does not represent a policy position of the Interfaith Immigration Coalition, but was designed by various faith organizations within the coalition who are working together for administrative relief from deportations.
