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One Million Voices United

Dear [Representative name],

I am writing to urge you to support the immediate passage of fair and just immigration reform. Since its inception, the USA has been strengthened by the hard work, faith and entrepreneurial spirit of immigrants who have made our nation what it is today. Unfortunately, our current immigration system is broken and, unlike previous generations, today's immigrants are often faced with the choice of coming to the United States illegally or not coming at all.

If we are to truly fix our broken immigration system we need fair and just immigration reform that conforms to the following principles:

1) It must keep families united and treat hard working immigrants with dignity and respect.

2) It must protect fundamental civil and human rights and reject proposals that criminalize immigrants and their families.

3) It must provide a practical and legal avenue to earned permanent residence and citizenship for those already within the United States.

4) It must create a workable and realistic legal pathway for future immigrants to obtain permanent residence and citizenship while guaranteeing strong and enforceable labor protections for those who participate in the program.

I understand that the Senate in USA, is considering a guest worker program that does not offer a pathway to permanent legal residency for the participants yet eliminates judicial review and the right to confidentiality in immigration cases. Another proposal being considered would eliminate family preference categories in favor of a merit-based point system. I urge you to oppose these harmful provisions on the basis that they are unnecessarily punitive, would lead guest workers to overstay their visas, and would prevent families from reuniting while doing nothing to secure our borders, strengthen our economy or make us safer.

As your constituent, I urge you to help enact fair and just immigration reform that helps reunite families, protects human rights, creates an avenue for undocumented immigrants to legalize their status and allows future workers to come in legally while providing a pathway to permanent legal residency if they want to stay. Thank you.

Sincerely,

[Your Name]
[Your Address]
[City, State ZIP]