Author: Paulette DeMers

Voting Rights and Senate Staffers

The Defending Our Democracy Action Team last month stepped up its advocacy for the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act by focusing on moderate Republican senators. 

The team met with staff from  senators  in Alabama, Alaska, Maine, Louisiana, Ohio and … read more.

Immigration Bills in House & Senate

Charlotte Jones Carroll, Immigration Action Team Convenor (cjonescarroll@aol.com)

April brought concerns about the lack of progress on two important immigration goals: creating legal paths to citizenship and raising the cap for incoming refugees.    

Success for President Biden’s comprehensive immigration reform bill appears doubtful as the legislation … read more.

Immigration Action, Education, and Information

Charlotte Jones Carroll, Immigration Action Team Convenor (cjonescarroll@aol.com)

Join the Immigration Action Group Wednesday, April 28 at 7:30 pm ET, for its Town Hall zoom meeting focusing on UUSJ’s national immigration advocacy priorities and strategies for educating and engaging UUSJ members. Register HERE.

UUSJ continues to urge … read more.

Immigration Legislation

UUSJ is joining other advocacy organizations in supporting national legislation expediting pathways to citizenship for essential workers during the pandemic and their families. If passed, it would provide over five million undocumented workers and families with immediate legal permanent residence status, including a million Dreamers.

Late … read more.

Action Alerts – Transform DHS

Urge House and Senate To Strengthen Oversight of Immigration Agencies and Expand Immigrants Covered in next COVID Relief Bill

 

Our Action Alerts make it easy for you to let your representative and senators hear your voice. They include links to electronic messages and talking points. Click … read more.