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> From: National Network for Immigrant & Refugee Rights > <[email protected]> > Date: January 13, 2009 6:06:05 AM CST > To: [email protected] > Subject: Sign Immigrant Rights Letter to Barack Obama > Reply-To: [email protected] > > You're receiving this email because of your relationship with > National Network for Immigrant & Refugee Rights. Thank you for your > interest in promoting the rights of immigrants and refugees. > > You may unsubscribe if you no longer wish to receive our emails. > National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights > Send a Message to President-elect Barack Obama: > > Stand Up for the Human Rights, Safety > and Well-Being of Immigrant Communities > Haga clic aqui para leer este mensaje en español > > January 13, 2009 > Dear friends and partners for immigrant rights: > > While these are indeed exciting and hopeful times, our world, it > seems, is under siege everywhere. As we prepare for the new Obama > Administration, we already know that change will not come easy. If > we want to see any real change in immigration policy, we will have > to organize and make our voices heard. > > Just this past week, outgoing Attorney General Michael Mukasey > issued a new ruling that further guts the right of immigrants to > legal representation. This is one more reason to take action and > sign the Open Letter to President-Elect Obama - today! Let's demand > that the new President support the human rights, safety and well- > being of immigrant communities. > > Beginning on January 20, 2009, we will call on the new > Administration to end the cycle of punishment and abuse against > immigrant communities, by stopping raids and suspending detentions > and deportations. > > We will also ask him to: > > Support a legalization program without burdensome barriers for > immigrant workers and their families; > Uphold family reunification as a core principle for U.S. > immigration policy; > Restore and preserve due process rights, to ensure equality before > the law for all persons, regardless of immigration or citizenship > status; > End the criminalization of immigrants, including problematic > employment verification requirements, local police collaboration in > immigration enforcement, and indefinite and mandatory detention; > Roll back and end the militarization of the U.S.-Mexico border. > You can sign onto the letter here. > > We are and can be a more powerful voice for progressive change in > U.S. immigration policy, ushering in a new era of rights and > justice for immigrant and refugee communities. To do this, we need > committed people like you to join us, to raise our voices together. > > We encourage you to sign onto the letter, and to tell your friends, > family and colleagues by January 15. Spread the word! > > -- NNIRR > > P.S. We appreciate your support during these difficult economic > times. Please contribute what you can to help us organize for > change. And join NNIRR to stay informed of issues and actions you > can take to support immigrant rights. We look forward to working > with you in the coming months, to make this a real and positive > change for immigrant communities. > Join our list > > Forward email > > This email was sent to [email protected] by > [email protected]. > Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with > SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. > Email Marketing by > > National Network for Immigrant & Refugee Rights | 310 8th Street, > Suite 303 | Oakland | CA | 94607 > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Internet group address: http://groups.google.com/group/ChicagoMayDay To send e-mail: [email protected] To unsuscribe: [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
