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TAKE ACTION: End the War, Not Just the Surge

The plan President Obama announced last week to remove 33,000 troops by next summer fails to end this war.   There are currently 250,000 foreign forces in Afghanistan: 100,000 US troops, 50,000 NATO troops and 100,000 Pentagon paid contractors.  The economic and human costs, both to the US and Afghanistan, are enormous and unacceptable. The American Friends Service Committee urges us to send a letter to our local newspapers calling for an end to the killing, bringing the troops home, and cutting funding for war so that we can invest in needs here at home.  TAKE ACTION

TAKE ACTION: Help Block the Expansion of E-Verify

In the past decade, Congress has spent $117 billion of taxpayer dollars on immigration enforcement initiatives, yet the number of unauthorized immigrants in the country has grown to 11.2 million.  Now some in Congress are calling for the mandatory expansion of E-Verify - the largely voluntary program which allows employers to electronically verify workers' employment eligibility with Government databases.  The problem is that unless E-Verify's expansion is undertaken in the context of comprehensive immigration reform, it will hurt U.S. workers and our already weakened economy.  Justice for Immigrants urges us to let our members of Congress know that unless and until the E-Verify program is improved and undertaken in the context of comprehensive immigration reform, it will hurt U.S. workers and our already weakened economy.  Justice for Immigrants urges us to let our members of Congress know that unless and until the E-Verify program is improved and undertaken in the context of comprehensive immigration reform, we oppose its expansion and mandatory implementation.  TAKE ACTION

TAKE ACTION: Tell the Obama Administration We Need Cleaner Cars to End our Addiction to Oil

Have you seen the price of gas? Getting to 60 mpg is the biggest step we can take to break our $1 billion per day habit of importing foreign oil and end a dependence that threatens our economy, our environment, and our national security. Not only does the technology to get us there exist today, but a 60 mpg standard would save consumers money at the pump. Tell the Obama Administration to move clean cars into the fast lane by setting standards that achieve an average fuel efficiency of 60 miles per gallon in 2025. TAKE ACTION

TAKE ACTION: Ask Obama to Help End to Inhumane Immigration Laws
Last week, President Obama reinvigorated his push for immigration reform with a speech in El Paso. As he correctly pointed out, the primary impediment to the passage of comprehensive immigration reform is Congressional opposition. However, while we are "waiting for Congress to catch up," President Obama can use his executive power to improve the lives of immigrant families now. Ask Pres. Obama to ease family unification, stop programs that enlist local police to deport non-criminals, and halt deportations of DREAM Act-eligible students. TAKE ACTION

TAKE ACTION: Support HR1334 for a Nuclear Weapon-Free World

A new bill, entitled the Nuclear Weapons Abolition and Economic and Energy Conversion Act of 2011 has been introduced in the House.The bill, HR1334, requires the United States to negotiate an international agreement to disable and dismantle its nuclear weapons by 2020. It calls for the funds currently used for nuclear weapons programs to be redirected towards human and infrastructure needs. The bill is particularly timely as Congress continues to make cuts to important human and infrastructure programs.Take a moment to send a message to your representative today asking him or her to sign on as a co-sponsor to HR1334.TAKE ACTION

 

TAKE ACTION: Support the DREAM Act

Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) has reintroduced the DREAM Act in Congress. The bill would provide undocumented youth with the opportunity to earn permanent resident status provided they entered the United States at a young age and are of good moral character. In December 2010, the DREAM Act was passed by the House of Representatives, but failed to advance in the Senate. Please take this opportunity to support passage of the DREAM Act. TAKE ACTION