Call-in for comprehensive immigration reform!

The time has come for Congress to enact comprehensive legislation that rewards work, reunites families, respects the rights of U.S.-born and immigrant workers, and redeems the American Dream.

Your Senators need to hear your voice urging them to support reform, support family unity, and protect workers.

Please call Senator Whitehouse and Senator Reed by Friday, June 8.

Senator Whitehouse and Senator Reed must stand up for the important principles of strong familes and basic rights.

Tell your Senators to act now in favor of comprehensive immigration and demand:

• Family reunification as a priority, recognizing one of the main factors driving migration: family unity.
• Worker protection to ensure all workers are afforded the same rights and are not exploited.
• Due Process to ensure a fair judicial process for all and to ensure immgirants are not unfairly or indefinitely detained.

Call: 1.800.417.7666 and follow the instructions to connect to the offices of your Senators.

Comprehensive immgration reform is the solution to fixing our broken immigration system, and now is the time to act.

Families, workers, and communities are counting on Congress to get it done right now.

You can help make it happen with your call.

For additional information about Comprehensive Immigration Reform, please read the following:

-Principles for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
-A detailed summary of the Senate compromise
-Amendments that will be debated and voted on the week of June 4th
-Update on the Senate’s Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill
-International Institute of Rhode Island 2006 Annual Report introduction by Excutive Director, Bill Shuey
-Editorial by Bill Shuey in the Providence Journal

For more information, please call Ellen Gallagher, Community Outreach Coordinator at IIRI, at 401.784.8644 or e-mail at egallagher@iiri.org.