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Understanding the Opposition to Justice for Immigrants (pdf opens in new window)
by Bill Mefford, Director, Civil and Human Rights, GBCS of the United Methodist Church

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Now is the time to contact legislators urging them to pass comprehensive immigration reform. Good legislation should at the very least include an earned pathway to legalization for undocumented immigrants, family unity and enough work visas for low-skilled and high skilled immigrants to fill the needs of US employers. Write your letters and make your calls TODAY!
For more information, please contact Doris Knight
Iowa Justice for our Neighbors

Arizona:
Links below to 2010 UMC Articles
May 1 Rally by Jim Purdue Burke
United Methodist Women March in St. Louis

UMC Bishops Urge Action on Immigration

Postville:
"There has to be a better way"


MAY 12, 2009
A Day of Remembrance for a Sad Anniversary


Watch YouTube videos with Sister McCauley

Read An Interpreter's Account of Postville
Ongoing needs : St. Bridget's Hispanic Ministry
Reflection & Testimony-May 2009 by Jim Perdue

 

10 Myths About Immigrants

(Open this document to see why the conventional wisdom about immigration is made of myths)


  • Myth: Immigrants don't pay taxes
  • Myth: Immigrants come here to take welfare
  • Myth: Immigrants send all their money back to their home country
  • Myth: Immigrants take jobs and opportunity away from Americans.
  • Myth: Immigrants are a drain on the U.S. economy.
  • Myth: Immigrants don't want to learn English or become Americans.
  • Myth: There are many more immigrants today than there were 100 years ago.
  • Myth: Most immigrants cross the border illegally.
  • Myth: Weak U.S. immigration enforcement has led to high undocumented immigration.
  • Myth: The war on terrorism can be won through immigration restrictions.

  • Links to Resources, Articles & Initiatives

    Justice for Immigrants

    Sojourners Immigration Portal

    Immigration Policy Center

    Iowa Immigration Education Coalition

    Immigration Impact Blog

    Iowa Annual Conference
    2008 Resolution on Immigration
      Decade of Betrayal Book Review by Jim Perdue on Depression Era Mexican Repatriation
    Decade of Betrayal (left)
    Read the review here.


    Reflections on the ICE Raid-2008