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Support the Child Citizen Protection Act - H.R. 182

As raids and deportations increase, more families of mixed immigration status are being torn apart. The CCPA would offer hope to families which include include at least one non-citizen parent and a U.S. citizen child—which make up 15% of all families in the United States. Read the text of the letter below for more information, then send it to your Representative.

November 21, 2009

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I am a constituent writing to urge you to co-sponsor H.R.182, The Child Citizen Protection Act.  The first principle of my faith, Unitarian Universalism, calls me to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person.  I support H.R. 182 because it would empower judges to honor the inherent dignity of immigrants and citizens by preventing deportations in cases where an undocumented parent has a citizen child.

Every year, nearly 200,000 non-citizens--many with children who are U.S. citizens--are deported and torn away from their families, even when a judge thinks they deserve to stay in the U.S. The Child Citizen Protection Act seeks to return judicial discretion to immigration judges so they can take into account the well-being of a U.S. citizen child when determining if their non-citizen parent should be forcibly deported.

If enacted, this legislation could have a significant impact on families comprised of both citizens and non-citizens.  Parental involvement is critical to the development of children, as a close parent-child relationship increases the likelihood of a child's academic success, physical health, and emotional well-being. The Child Citizen Protection Act would have the potential to keep families together and allow children to grow and develop into thoughtful and contributing adult citizens.

I hope that you will protect our nation's children and families by co-sponsoring H.R. 182.

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