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| | NNIRR, organizing at the intersection of solidarity and human rights Dear John: As we wrap up 2022, we want to thank our members and friends for standing in solidarity with us this year. It is an honor to walk alongside our communities, and we are grateful you chose to accompany us in the struggle for human rights and justice, from responding to the human rights crisis on the United States-Mexico border to challenging the flurry of anti-immigrant laws in Republican-led states. We are thankful to be surrounded by friends and allies who want policy changes that affirm the rights and dignity of each person, regardless of immigration status. This year we celebrated several significant wins for our communities. Among them, the end of the Remain in Mexico program (MPP), victories for the Shut Down Berks Coalition and Yuba Liberation Coalition, and the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for current TPS holders from El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Nepal, Haiti, and Sudan. Yet, there are still many hurdles we must overcome to place human rights at the center of migration governance. We must continue advocating for the end of the racist policy Title 42 and permanent protections for DACA recipients and the millions of undocumented migrants still facing the threat of deportation. |
| Throughout this year, we worked closely with grassroots partners and allies to accurately illustrate how immigration deterrence and border militarization have harmed border communities, migrants, and refugees. The outcome of this work was the release of our anticipated Spotlight Report on the Borderlands and its accompanying Spotlight map. Through these collective efforts, we highlighted the lethal effects of migration policies, provided a roadmap to eliminate harmful immigration and border policies, and established an important reference for harmonizing immigration policies with human rights. As climate change produces compounded inequalities in communities across the U.S. and around the world, we must demand urgent action from policymakers to develop appropriate resilience and adaptation measures at home and abroad. This includes addressing the structural factors that compel migration, strengthening refugee admission programs, and creating pathways for safe and regular migration for those internationally displaced. NNIRR will continue building partnerships across movements to demand a transition to a just, equitable, and environmentally sound economy that is intersectional, inclusive, and meets the differentiated needs of all communities without discrimination. |
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| NNIRR remains steadfast in our fight against injustice and will continue to advocate for rights-based regular migration pathways and regularization programs that extend social protections, reduce harms and vulnerabilities, and make migration regular and safe. Our priorities for 2023: - Organize and center grassroots voices and human rights entitlements in all policy discussions through regional, national, and international dialogues, border visits, and summits with directly impacted communities, grassroots organizations, and policy groups.
- Advocate for the creation of humanitarian responses and mechanisms to prevent, mitigate, and address the crisis of migrant deaths.
- Shed light on systemic injustices and long-standing human rights violations deriving from immigration deterrence/militarization.
- Generate a public conversation on border policy and its interlinkages with systemic racial and ethnic discrimination against Black, Indigenous, and other people of color living or in transit through the border region.
- Organize targeted congressional visits and hearings with the progressive caucus, international hearings with UN entities, the Inter-American Human Rights Commission, and advocacy with local governments.
- Build solidarity across movements and work at the intersection of climate change, environmental justice, and migration
- Build strategic alliances with local, national, and international organizations through panels and webinars with civil society partners and educational institutions.
We hope to count on your support and continued engagement in 2023. In Solidarity, Alma Maquitico, Executive Director & the NNIRR Board of Directors P.S. All it takes is a small donation from each of you to fuel our human rights programs. Please give what you can to support our critical organizing and advocacy in the New Year. |
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| We appreciate your support for justice and human rights Please consider donating a little extra to help with local emergency response efforts at the El Paso - Ciudad Juarez Border What is happening at the El Paso - Ciudad Juárez Border? As Texas communities experienced an arctic blast, hundreds of migrants who made it into the U.S. were left without food and shelter to face the frigid temperatures. Shelters continue to be at full capacity. The situation on the ground was further exacerbated by the Governor of Texas, who deployed the National Guard to the border and threatened to persecute local organizations providing services to migrants. Among the organizations targeted were long-time partners and activists, including the South Texas Human Rights Center, which provides support to families seeking migrants who disappeared along the migration journey. The situation is critical for migrants and for migrant rights organizations on the Texas, Mexico border. Please support our on-the-ground work with migrants and partners on the frontlines during this critical time. |
| | Every contribution makes a difference. We are deeply grateful for your solidarity and partnership. |
| | Your contributions support NNIRR to: - advocate for immigration policy that centers human rights
- lift up grassroots leadership, organizing, and advocacy
- spotlight human rights organizing at the US-Mexico border
- advocate for international migrant rights & human rights at borders
- organize at the intersections of gender, climate justice, and migrant rights
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