2021 Immigration Action Plan Restoring Human Dignity Recovering the Economy Reinforcing American Values September 15, 2020
Creation led by Immigration Hub and America's Voice along with 100+ organizations Signed on by close to 200 organizations Background 10 Actions with steps to reverse Information the anti-immigrant racism and damage of the present and Purpose administration and the criminalization and deportation policies of past administrations A clear pathway to TRUE IMMIGRATION REFORM 2
The New Colossus " Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries She with silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, The homeless, tempest tossed, to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" Emma Lazarus 3 1849 – 1887
A QUICK LOOK AT THE RECENT PAST AND THE IMMIGRATION LANDSCAPE 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act (amnesty and enforcement) 1990s Several additional acts to include an increase border patrol, added employment verification, prioritized family-based immigration and skilled workers 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act (IIRAIRA) major deportations 2000 Legal Immigration Family Equity Act (limited amnesty) September 11, 2001 4
A QUICK LOOK AT THE RECENT PAST AND THE IMMIGRATION LANDSCAPE 2006/2007 Failed legislation of Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) 2013 'Gang of Eight' amnesty legislation and Immigration Modernization Act (failed) 2016 to present: Strategic decimation of immigration policies, the courts, asylum and refugee policies 5
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Transforming and Modernizing America's Immigration System Step One Prioritize Equity and Harm Reduction in Immigration System 7
Prioritize Equity and Harm Reduction in Immigration System Provide protection to individuals with meaningful ties to the United States Pause deportations until a comprehensive review of immigration enforcement system is completed DACA 8
Transforming and Modernizing America's Immigration System Step Two End the Anti-Black and Discriminatory Targeting of Certain U.S. Citizens and Immigrants 9
End the Anti-Black and Discriminatory Targeting of Certain U.S. citizens and Immigrants Ensure fairness by repealing the Muslim, African, refugee and asylum bans, wealth tests and discriminatory vetting practices For USCs and LPRs applying for family members replace the recently installed wealth, health and age tests 10
Transforming and Modernizing America's Immigration System Step Three Rebuild the U.S. Economy 11
Rebuild the U.S. Economy Support the legalization of immigrants in a future economic recovery package Expand and diversify opportunities for workers to gain lawful status in areas of greatest need Protect the rights of all workers 12
Transforming and Modernizing America's Immigration System Step Four Commit to DHS Transformational Change 13
Commit to DHS Transformational Change Appoint leaders across DHS, Department of Justice, and State Department who are committed to restructuring our immigration system and who are representative of immigrant communities and committed to transformational change Establish a White House Office of New Americans 14
Chicago Sun- Times 2016 'From the days of the Puritans to the present, every generation of Americans has believed that the What History latest wave of immigrants is Tells Us completely different from – and inferior to – their own immigrant ancestors and could never become true Americans." 15
What History Tells Us "Fear of something is at the root of hate of others." - George Washington Carver 16
Transforming and Modernizing America's Immigration System Step Five Decriminalize Immigration 17
Decriminalize Immigration End all criminal prosecutions for migration-related offenses End family separation Hold public officials responsible for abuses 18
Transforming and Modernizing America's Immigration System Step Six Protect Immigrant Children, Families and Communities 19
Protect Immigrant Children, Families and Communities Support legislation requiring government officials to consider the best interests of immigrant children, honor the Flores Agreement End policies that jeopardize the safety of immigrant victims of crime and violence 20
Protect Immigrant Children, Families and Communities Terminate all agreements and programs that turn local law enforcement into immigration agents Ensure access to health care during and after the COVID-19 pandemic 21
Transforming and Modernizing America's Immigration System Step Seven Phase Out Immigration Jails and Fund Community-Based Case Management 22
Phase Out Immigration Jails and Fund Community- Based Case Management Programs End Family detention and contracts with private prisons and county jails Apply a presumption of release Invest in community-based case management programs 23
Transforming and Modernizing America's Immigration System Step Eight Establish Thriving, Rights-Respecting Borders 24
Establish Thriving, Rights-Respecting Borders Halt border wall construction Protect due process and end racial profiling Protect sensitive locations from enforcement actions Increase safe channels of entry for education, business, trade and travel 25
Transforming and Modernizing America's Immigration System Step Nine Reimagine the Role of the Immigration Courts 26
Reimagine the Role of Immigration Courts Create an independent immigration court system Ensure due process for those in removal proceedings Provide access to counsel 27
Transforming and Modernizing America's Immigration System Step Ten Restore the Right to Seek and Receive the Protection from Persecution, Torture, and Other Serious Human Rights Violations 28
Restore the Right to Seek and Receive Protection from Persecution, Torture, and Other Serious Human Rights Violations Restore and Improve the U.S. asylum, refugee and other humanitarian programs Undo the many regulations and policies put in place to dismantle the asylum system 29
"It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences." - Audre Lorde 30
Learn the truth about these issues Be willing to speak out What We Can Advocate Do..... Welcome the refugee, the immigrant, the asylum seeker, .... Vote 31
Thank God our time is now when wrong comes up to face us everywhere, Never to leave us till we take The longest stride of soul we ever took. Affairs are now soul size. The enterprise In Closing is exploration into God. What are you waiting for? It takes so many thousand years to wake, But will you wake, for pity's sake! Christopher Fry A Sleep of Prisoners 32
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