Dear John,
The Biden Administration executive action announced yesterday was a direct attack on lawful immigration, as embodied by the right under law to seek asylum in the United States. Like the Trump Muslim ban and African ban, the Biden asylum ban excludes people based on where they’re from. We stand in solidarity with African Communities Together, UnidosUS, and the many PIF partners who have already denounced this unjust and dangerous attack.
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June 11: What New Health Care Rights Policies Mean for People with Limited English Proficiency |
The National Immigration Law Center (NILC) and the Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) coalition invite you to a webinar on language access civil rights in health care and the newly-finalized “Section 1557” rules. The webinar will review the scope of federal language access protections in health, how they are enforced, and how they apply to states. The webinar is June 11 at 3:00pm, and speakers include:
- Melanie Fontes Rainer, Director, Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Gabrielle Lessard, Senior Health Policy Attorney, National Immigration Law Center
- Simon Marshall-Shah, Senior Policy Analyst, Michigan League for Public Policy
- Adriana Cadena, Director, Protecting Immigrant Families Campaign
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June 13: Deep Canvassing Toolkit First Look June 13 |
Our partners at the Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC) are preparing to release an exciting resource: Transformative Conversations: Nine Insights from Deep Canvassing to Foster Empathy, Counter Bias, & Strengthen Democracy. The toolkit is informed by six years of organizing campaigns and conversations with local voters, and it shares key insights to tap the power of deep canvassing. TIRRC has used this two-way conversational technique – based on story sharing, empathy, and connection – to move people away from bias and towards better understanding of complex policy issues and support for social progress. We encourage you to join the TIRRC team Thursday, June 13, at 3:00 PM CT for a first look at the toolkit, including a panel discussion exploring why applying the insights and learnings from deep canvassing in spaces beyond door knocking has the possibility to change conversations, counter bias, and strengthen democracy in our country.
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Take Action: Farm Bill Nutrition Provisions |
PIF member Coalition on Human Needs is coordinating an organizational sign-on letter urging Congress to protect and strengthen the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The U.S. House Agriculture Committee’s draft “Farm Bill” makes billions in cuts to SNAP, a lifeline for more than 40 million people, including millions in immigrant families. The bill urges lawmakers in both chambers of Congress to insist on responsible SNAP funding and addresses other concerns with the committee draft.
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Research: Focus on Language Access |
Join us on our June 12 Research Working Group call, where we will be hearing from Joana Ramos of Washington State Coalition for Language Access (WASCLA), a multidisciplinary education and advocacy organization which works to eliminate language barriers to essential services for individuals whose primary language is not English, including immigrants, refugees, and individuals who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing. Joana leads WASCLA's policy work on health and human services, as well as in the PreK-12 education sector. She will present on WASCLA’s approach to community-focused research, and how they have utilized research for addressing the impacts of language service gaps.
Monthly working group check-in calls are open to PIF active member organizations: To join the PIF coalition and the Research Working Group, visit the PIF website. |
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| Community Education: Engaging Materials |
Join PIF’s Community Education Working Group call on Tuesday, May 11, at 3pm ET for a conversation about strategic approaches to designing educational campaign materials. We’ll touch on audience and objectives, language, layout, and beyond to ensure your community outreach materials have greater impact!
Monthly working group check-in calls are open to PIF active member organizations: To join the PIF coalition and the Community Education Working Group, visit the PIF website. |
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Summer Read: Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here |
The extraordinary Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis, by Jonathan Blitzer, chronicles US foreign policy toward Central America and immigration policy for migrants from El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala through the lives of several individuals, from the late 1970s to today. Using the Refugee Act of 1980 as a starting point, Blitzer tells an epic, human story of migration, trauma, policy, and raw politics through wars, presidential administrations, and waves of immigration. In addition to touching on issues PIF addresses, such as the creation of the 5-year bar, the book also highlights the incredible work of PIF active members Make the Road New York and La Clinica del Pueblo, as well as many esteemed advocates and activists who have partnered with us over the years.
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Active Member Only Toolkits |
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Protecting Immigrant Families Coalition
P.O. Box 34573
Washington, DC 20043
United States
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