To date, Congress has excluded millions of immigrants and their families from every federal relief package.

Dear Friend,

Congress is preparing to pass a new COVID-19 relief package very soon. You can help make sure that the package includes relief for immigrants and their loved ones — for everyone who’s dealing with this public health and economic crisis. Ensuring the health and well-being of immigrants — including providing access to testing, care, and treatment — will protect the health and well-being of us all.

That’s why we’re asking you to take two minutes today to use our brand new action page to contact your representatives in Congress. This virus does not discriminate — it doesn’t care about race, class, or wealth. Our response to this crisis shouldn’t either >>>
 

To date, Congress has excluded millions of immigrants and their families from every federal relief package. This is not only wrong, but deeply harmful to all of us. This isn’t a time for partisanship. This is a time for courageous leaders to unite across party lines for our collective well-being and to ensure that we are all safe, healthy, and have the economic means not only to survive, but to thrive. The House of Representatives has introduced the HEROES Act, which is a crucial step toward ensuring more immigrant-inclusive policies in the next COVID-19 relief bill.

The next COVID-19 relief bill must address crucial gaps left in relief legislation enacted thus far, ensuring that: 

  • we all have access to crucial testing, health care, and economic lifelines
  • everyone who files taxes is eligible for stimulus rebates
  • implementation of President Trump’s “public charge” wealth test is halted
  • the safety and dignity of all workers, regardless of their immigration status, is secured
  • as many people as possible are released from immigration detention and immigration authorities stop arresting people for civil immigration violations
  • Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection don’t receive more funding from Congress or from other sources

Encourage your representatives in Congress to support the HEROES Act and pass a final bill that works for everyone. No exceptions.

Thank you for all you do and for taking part in ensuring we can all be healthy and safe!

Marielena Hincapié
Executive Director
National Immigration Law Center

 

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