Civic Engagement

Download a PDF of the Toolkit to use and distribute! Toolkit includes: Tell Congress: No Funds for Exclusionary, Enforcement Only Policies July 3-9: Attend Town Halls & Local Public Events July 10 IIC Webinar: 5 Ways We Can Defund the Deportation Machine July 10-14: Call and Tweet Your Members of Congress & Request Visits from their Local Offices July 17-21: Write ...

Congress Must Stop the Administration from Implementing Refugee and Muslim Ban Background: Repeatedly, President Trump has tried to grind refugee resettlement to a halt, ban individuals from six Muslim-majority countries, and reduce the number of refugees we welcome in the United States. After several lawsuits were filed against his executive orders, the Supreme Court issued a ...

TODAY, June 29th, the full House will consider H.R. 3003, the No Sanctuary for Criminals Act, which punitively withholds federal funding for cities with community trust policies in place. They will also consider H.R. 3004, Kate’s Law, which would expand the federal government’s ability to prosecute individuals for “illegal reentry” and impose even more severe ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 26, 2017 CONTACT: media@cwsglobal.org | 202.733.5151 FAITH LEADERS STAND AGAINST SCOTUS RULING ON REFUGEE AND MUSLIM BAN EXECUTIVE ORDER Call on federal government to live out our call to welcome refugees Washington, DC – Religious leaders across faith traditions stand in solidarity with refugees and urge the administration to uphold our nation’s values of compassion, hospitality, ...

Background: This Wednesday, June 28th, the House Judiciary Committee will continue to mark up H.R.2826, the “Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act.” This bill would deny protection to vulnerable refugees and negatively impact refugees resettled in the U.S. H.R.2826 would drastically reduce refugee admissions; place refugees under continual surveillance after they have arrived; and delay family ...

report illuminated the lifeline Medicaid extends to refugees and other vulnerable Americans. We are at a dire time in our struggle to keep quality, affordable health coverage for the most vulnerable men, women, and children in our country. The “Better Care Reconciliation Act” would cause massive harm to our communities, including refugees, and must be rejected. ...

Tell the House Judiciary Committee to Oppose H.R.495 and H.R.2826 Background: This Wednesday, June 14th, the House Judiciary Committee plans to mark up H.R.495, the “Protection of Children Act,” and H.R.2826, the “Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act.” These bills would inflict harm upon unaccompanied children fleeing violence,  deny protection to vulnerable refugees, and negatively impact ...

Right now, approximately 34,000 individuals are forced from their homes each day. As we face a global refugee crisis with more than 21 million refugees worldwide, the need to welcome refugees to the United States has never been greater. We are called by our shared humanity to stand with refugees and live up to our ...

Note: To download a copy of this letter, please click here. Dear President Trump and Members of Congress: We write as educators in support of the U.S. refugee resettlement program. Refugees are our students and their parents; our friends and fellow teachers; and valued members of our communities. Refugee children have suffered from stolen childhoods. They have endured ...

  Note: To download a copy of this letter, please click here.   Dear President Trump and Members of Congress:   We, the undersigned healthcare providers, write in support of the U.S. refugee resettlement program and urge you to keep the program robust and available for refugees from all countries and backgrounds that have no other options for safety than to ...