It's time for Congress and the President to pass the American Families United Act. Our individual small investments are adding up to big results.

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Typical investment: 2 minutes.

 

Share on Social Media

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Typical investment: 3 minutes

 

Talk to People in your Community

Print out as many flier copies of this flyer as you would like (in both Spanish and English for areas with many Spanish speakers). 

Go to a public place, hand them out, and actively ask people to scan the flyer and complete the action on the spot.

Typical investment: printing fees, 6 hours handing our flyers over a couple of weekends. Some people have avoided printing fees by printing just a few flyers, and focusing on longer conversations with people.

How this has paid off: the first co-sponsor of the American Families United Act.

 

Reach out to the Press

Call your local paper or TV station and ask who covers immigration stories.

Tell them you've got a story and there is a bipartisan bill with public support moving through Congress to help you.

Typical investment: 3 hours to make calls and send text messages over several days, 6 hours if somebody does a story.

How this has paid off: over the years, our members have appeared in stories on CNN, MSNBC, NBC, LA Times, NY Times, and many other news outlets.

 

Reach out to your Church, Union, or Association

Check the public record to see if your group lobbies on any issues federally.  If they do, share this letter with them to request they formally endorse the American Families United Act.

If they do, find the names of their lobbyists on this same site, and call your group's headquarters to ask for help in lobbying.

Ask your group to write a letter of support for the American Families United Act.

Typical investment: 3 hours of searching, scheduling and finally speaking to the right person.

How this has paid off:

  • Participation at the local level from churches, unions, and associations
  • Public endorsements of the American Families United Act many different organizations (listed below)

Endorsing Organizations

  • Global Social Work, LLC
  • International Brotherhood of Teamsters
  • Border Network for Human Rights
  • Poder Latinx
  • FWD.us
  • Ohio Immigrant Alliance
  • Unified U.S. Deported Veterans Resource Center
  • InterReligious Task Force on Central America
  • Cleveland Jobs with Justice
  • Center for Law and Social Policy
  • First Focus Campaign for Children
  • Greater Cleveland Immigrant Support Network
  • LATINO
  • Council of Mexican Federations in North America (COFEM)
  • Roofers Union Local 36
  • African Immigration Initiative of the Courageous Resistance of the Desert
  • Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS)
  • Immigration Hub
  • National Immigration Forum
  • SFV Indivisible
  • UnidosUS
  • Latino Health Collaborative
  • American Business Immigration Coalition

Reach out to your Immigration Lawyer

Send your lawyer this letter and ask them to share the attached flyer with clients who would benefit.

Typical investment: 10 minutes

 

Reach out to your Town, City, or State

Contact your mayor, council member, State Representative, or State Senator and ask them to introduce a proclamation or resolution in support of the American Families United Act.

Typical investment: 3 hours of searching, scheduling, speaking to the right person and sharing a draft resolution.

How this has paid off:

 

Make an Automatic Monthly Donation

Sign up for a monthly donation here.

Typical investment: $10

 

Champions

U.S. House of Representatives:

  • Lead sponsor and co-sponsor: Rep. Escobar (D-TX), Rep. Salazar (R-FL)
  • Cosponsors: for a full list, please see congress.gov

 

Supporter Map

Each dot on the map below represents a town where constituents have asked their Senators and Representatives to support the American Families United Act.