2020 Valentine's Day Lobbying Event
Join us on Capitol Hill as we seek to advance US citizen rights.
Please RSVP below to receive your lobby day travel packet with access to group rates and key logistical information.
We will travel to Washington on February 11th, meet with legislators on the 12th and 13th, and possibly 14th.
When booking your hotel stay, please make sure that your check-in date is February 11th, to ensure that you can join us early on February 12th for an overview of the event and to travel to Capitol Hill together.
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We are also running a fundraiser to help families with the cost of going. If you are unable to attend, please consider donating to help other families attend
https://www.americanfamiliesunited.org/fundraiser_lobby_day_2020
Include US Citizen Rights in Immigration Reform
Tell the Senate: equal treatment for US citizen spouses in immigration reform
US Citizens are the most neglected constituency in our debate over immigration reform. Currently proposed legislation for other classes of immigrants includes waivers or exemptions that are not available to US citizens spouses. This petition asks for equal treatment for US citizen spouses. Please sign this petition to help!
View Jason Rochester's story here:
To the United States Senate,
The highest priority for legal immigration includes Americans' spouses and children. That isn’t an opinion. Here’s how it works: while there are exceptions, the rule that distinguishes legal immigrants from illegal immigration is that legal immigrants are invited – by Americans.
The only numerically unlimited category includes the spouses of US citizens. It is our right as Americans to marry for love without being forced to choose between marriage and our country.
A failed immigration law passed in 1996 destroyed the balance between the right of a US citizen to sponsor their wife or husband, and immigration offenses that do not rise to the level of crimes. Rather than enact effective steps to stop illegal immigration, Congress persists in pointless cruelty.
Every plan to legalize the undocumented population, including DREAMers, includes 'waivers of inadmissibility'. We want those same waivers to be available to US citizens who sponsor their spouses. Whether it is a narrow 'stepping stones' bill or comprehensive immigration reform, the rights of US citizens must be included.
We want whatever they get.
Signed,
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We are currently recruiting for several volunteer positions from simply contacting your representative to helping out on one of our committees.
As of November 2019
We currently need active participants who can help with social media, database, organizing, fundraising, phone calls, writing, and recruitment. We have an extensive list of positions.
Please sign up to get more information and include in the comments any specific skills you'd like to utilize while volunteering.
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