Praying with Dreamers
#Faith4Dream Week
October 29-November 4
President Trump terminated the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, turning our nation’s back on undocumented immigrant youth who are valued members of our communities. The consequences of repealing DACA are immediate, devastating, and profound. No new DACA applications are being considered, and current DACA recipients are already seeing their protections revoked. DACA has protected nearly 800,000 immigrant youth from deportation and allowed them to work, attend school, and raise a family. DACA’s termination puts these lives at risk, threatens the sanctity of family unity, and jeopardizes our communities and economy.
Advocating for the Dream Act (S. 1615 / H.R. 3440) is putting the faithful call to love our neighbors into action. Congress must hear from us this week and every week until Congress passes a clean Dream Act with a pathway to citizenship.
CALL CONGRESS TODAY!
1-866-940-2439
*Please call 3 times to be connected to your 1 Representative and your 2 Senators
Sample Script to Representative/Senators: “As a person of faith and your constituent from [City, State], I support the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and strongly oppose President’s Trump’s announcement to end it. DACA has provided nearly 800,000 immigrant youth the opportunity to work, raise a family, and pursue their dreams. I urge you to support a clean passage of the Dream Act of 2017 (S.1615/H.R.3440) and do everything in your power to protect immigrant youth.”
Please also tweet your Senators/Representatives and @realDonaldTrump. Click here for social media and vigil signs. Sample social media posts:
- Faith communities call on [SENATOR/REPRESENTATIVE] to pass a clean #DreamActNow! Immigrant youth are #HereToStay #Faith4Dream
- My faith community stands with immigrant neighbors & call on [SENATOR/REPRESENTATIVE] to pass a clean #DreamActNow #Faith4Dream
- Faith communities urge [SENATOR/REPRESENTATIVE] to pass a clean #DreamActNow & protect immigrant youth #HereToStay #Faith4Dream
Please click here for a Praying with Dreamers #Faith4Dream Week Toolkit for more ways to take action! For additional resources, please visit: interfaithimmigration.org/dream.
Please spread the word and send this alert to your networks!
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