Author: Paulette DeMers

Immigration Bills in House & Senate

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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 remains stalled in House and Senate committees. Advocates are … Continue reading Immigration Bills in House & Senate

Immigration Action, Education, and Information

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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 its members to support the “US Citizenship Act … Continue reading Immigration Action, Education, and Information

Immigration Legislation

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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 last month, Reps. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) and Ted Lieu … Continue reading Immigration Legislation

AA House Transform DHS

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Action Alert: Transform the Department of Homeland Security and provide relief to immigrant families!  Urge our Representatives to strengthen oversight of DHS in its FY2021 Appropriations bill The Department of Homeland Security includes the agencies that enforce immigration and customs laws, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and provide services … Continue reading AA House Transform DHS

AA Senate Transform DHS

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Action Alert: Transform the Department of Homeland Security and provide relief to immigrant families!  Urge our Senators to strengthen oversight of DHS in its FY2021 Appropriations bill and include Immigrants in the COVID relief bill All Senators need to hear from their constituents, especially those on the Appropriations Committee.  The Department of Homeland Security includes … Continue reading AA Senate Transform DHS

Meet Kelsey Cowger

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Kelsey serves on the board of Charlottesville (VA) Unitarian Church. She joins us from her most recent position as the Regional Organizing Director with the Tom Steyer presidential campaign. “I’m thrilled to be able to do this work,” Kelsey says. “We’re in the middle of such an important historical moment right now, and helping people exercise … Continue reading Meet Kelsey Cowger

Action Alert: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Rollbacks

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Send your comments by March 10, 2020 In mid-January, the administration announced a proposal to rewrite the rules for a bedrock environmental law – the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). We have a moral responsibility to care for the health and well-being of the people and the planet. This plan does the opposite. The proposal … Continue reading Action Alert: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Rollbacks