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The Interfaith Immigration Coalition (IIC) is a partnership of faith-based organizations committed to enacting fair and humane immigration reform that reflects our mandate to welcome the stranger and treat all human beings with dignity and respect. Coalition members work together to advocate for just and equitable immigration policies, educate faith communities, and serve immigrant populations around the country.

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Register In-District Visits to Lawmakers on CIR

Right now is a key time in the push for immigration reform. People of faith, lay leaders, clergy, allies and impacted community members are meeting with their Representatives.

Members of the Interfaith Immigration Coalition are meeting with members of the House of Representatives in their DC offices, and are hoping to share information with people of faith who are meeting with their members of congress in their local district offices. We would love to hear from you about how these meetings are going and how we can be helpful, and will also share with you what we have heard form these same offices in DC.

Please share with us how your meeting(s) went, so that we can work together to ensure members of the House are hearing loud and clear that people of faith support immigration reform.

Also, as you prepare for visits, be sure to check out the the IIC’s Neighbor-to-Neighbor In-District Visits toolkit.

Name

City

State

Congressional Representative

Name/contact information of congressional staff present

Other people/organizations represented in your meeting

Meeting location (DC or in-district)

Based on your meeting, how would you evaluate the Representative’s support on the following issues?

	Didn’t discuss	Opposed	On the Fence	Supportive	Willing to be a leader on this
Support for a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants?
Support for family unity – Keep Families Together?
Support for undocumented youth/DREAMers?
Protecting rights and working conditions for all, including agricultural workers
Support for refugees, asylees, vulnerable populations, and migrant survivors of violence
Commit to publicly stating their support for a path to citizenship?

	Didn’t discuss	Wants more enforcement, money on border	Unsure of enforcement need	Understands more enforcement won’t solve problem	Willing to be a leader on ensuring enforcement is conducted humanely
Understanding the negative consequences of more enforcement / End Secure Communities and 287(g) Agreements
Stop enforcement programs from separating families and violating human rights

Based on your meeting, what would this Representative need to be more supportive of any of these issues? More support from faith-based constituents, other members of his/her state delegation to be supportive, etc.? *

Based on your meeting, what do you need to continue working effectively with this Representative? More information about how to protect workers’ rights, a parallel meeting with the Representative’s national office, help connecting with other people in your state working on these issues, etc.?

What else would you like to share about this meeting? Please include any notes, articles, or reflections, as well as ideas about how we can be helpful to your efforts

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