Interfaith Immigration

Stand In Solidarity With Postville: Call for Humane Immigration Reform in 09

One year ago, 389 workers were arrested in a raid in Postville, Iowa. This raid brought national attention to the suffering caused by our broken immigration system. In solidarity with Postville and the many communities nationwide that suffer from the broken immigration system, please take a moment to personalize the letter below or simply fill in your address on the right. It is critical that faith advocates let Congress know we will not allow the suffering to continue unnoticed.

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November 21, 2009

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Greetings

A year ago, on May 12th, 2008, over 389 undocumented workers were arrested in the raid of the Agriprocessors plant in Postville Iowa.  The events that occurred before, during and after the raid all indicate how broken our immigration system is. Despite the raid calling national attention to this broken system, comprehensive immigration reform has not been introduced or even drafted.  Now, as Postville and communities around the nation commemorate the raid's anniversary through prayer vigils, sounds of justice, and the wearing of red ribbons, I am standing in solidarity with this community as they call for comprehensive immigration reform now.

To truly fix the immigration system so that the pain of Postville is not felt again, I ask you to work for a comprehensive immigration reform package that:
1.	Upholds family unity as a priority of all immigration policies;
2.	Creates a process for undocumented immigrants to earn their legal status and eventual citizenship.;
3.	Protects workers and provides efficient channels of entry for new migrant workers;
4.	Facilitates immigrant integration;
5.	Restores due process protections and reforms detention policies; and
6.	Aligns the enforcement of immigration laws with humanitarian values.

It is crucial that action on comprehensive immigration reform does not wait.  Just as workers in Postville suffered abuses due to lack of protection and detainees were herded through unjust judicial processes, many immigrants and American communities suffer today.  I stand in solidarity with the Postville community in calling for comprehensive immigration reform in 2009.

I look forward to working with you to fix this broken system.

Sincerely,

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Stand In Solidarity With Postville: Call for Humane Immigration Reform in 09