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Trustee Archive
Immigrant workers, often their family's only means of support, arrive in the U.S. isolated by language, culture and geography. They face many problems when living in a new country such as exploitation in the workplace, discrimination in host communities, and lack of access to human services. Their immigration status can be used by unscrupulous employers who take advantage of their susceptibility to deportation. They are denied the basic constitutional protections that U.S. citizens take for granted. In some states, undocumented immigrants are not eligible for workman’s compensation and have no recourse against job discrimination. In the past, deportation proceedings used to be a lengthy process, but new Department of Homeland Security rules have streamlined this procedure and in most cases deportations now occur quite rapidly. Advocates say undocumented immigrants should be granted legal rights including representation and due process in immigration hearings involving admissibility, removal and asylum cases, and also in criminal and civil cases that involve parole, bail and child custody.
Proposed Legislation: Reintroduction of H.R.3859 - To authorize the Attorney General to appoint 100 additional immigration judges, and for other purposes. (116th Congress 2019-2020)
Prospective Sponsor: Rep. Debbie Lesko (AZ) |
- I oppose reforming current immigrant rights policy and wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Speaker Mike Johnson (LA).
- I support authorizing the Department of Justice to appoint 100 additional immigration judges, and wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Rep. Debbie Lesko (AZ) and/or to an advocate group currently working with this issue.
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I support authorizing the Department of Justice to appoint 100 additional immigration judges, and wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Rep. Debbie Lesko (AZ) and/or to an advocate group currently working with this issue.
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- Representative
If elected as a trustee, the campaign committee of Rep. Debbie Lesko (AZ) will be unconditionally awarded the funds pledged to this issue along with a letter requesting her to favorably consider either reintroducing H.R.3859 - To authorize the Attorney General to appoint 100 additional immigration judges, and for other purposes (116th Congress 2019-2020), or a similar version thereof.
- National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
If elected as a trustee, National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights will be awarded the funds pledged to this issue along with a letter requesting these funds be used to work and advocate for the rights of immigrants.
About: The National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (NNIRR) works to defend and expand the rights of all immigrants and refugees, regardless of immigration status. Since its founding in 1986, the organization has drawn membership from diverse immigrant communities, and actively builds alliances with social and economic justice partners around the country. As part of a global movement for social and economic justice, NNIRR is committed to human rights as essential to securing healthy, safe and peaceful lives for all.
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- No trustee votes received.
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| Poll Opening Date |
May 20, 2024 |
| Poll Closing Date |
May 26, 2024 |
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