Digital Communications Associate

 John,

 In October, you might remember that I, along with members of the Forum staff and the We Welcome team, visited El Paso and Ciudad Juarez to deepen our understanding of how policies and narratives surrounding the border shape the lives of people who live there. (If you missed the email, you can read my reflection piece here.) 

Our conversations with the migrants, aid workers, faith leaders, and law enforcement officials who collectively make up the binational, multicultural region of Juarez and El Paso made one thing clear above all: for border communities, immigrants, and the American economy to flourish, we need meaningful, bipartisan immigration reform. 

Spending time in El Paso and Juarez deepened my understanding of how policies and narratives surrounding the border shape the lived experience of people who live there and the stories of those who seek a better life in this country. Forum staff and mobilizers from around the U.S. returned from the border to our home communities with firsthand knowledge and a fresh perspective that enhances and strengthens our work every day. None of this would have been possible without the support of donors like you, John.

 So I’m asking: Will you consider making a year-end gift today to help us reach our $50,000 year-end fundraising goal and support our educational and advocacy efforts? 

When you donate to the National Immigration Forum, you’re not just donating to support our educational and advocacy efforts. You’re helping to advance commonsense immigration reforms and making a difference in the lives of Dreamers, refugees, asylum seekers and their families. 

It’s been 36 years (longer than I’ve been alive!) since Congress passed expansive immigration reform. The status quo is not
working. 

We need meaningful reforms to establish fair, humane, and orderly systems at the border.

 I hope you will consider making a year-end gift to the Forum. Donate today! 

Thank you for your support, 

Thea Holcomb 
Digital Communications Associate 
National Immigration Forum

P.S. Lately, you might be seeing countless news stories about the U.S. Southern Border, but the human stories are often left out. Follow this Honduran mother and her family's journey to the border and the challenges they face along the way. 