We need policy change, NOT punishment - It’s time for positive immigration laws!

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Dear [Your Elected Official],

Local communities are experiencing the damaging ripple effects of harsh enforcement of long-outdated immigration laws. Main street businesses have fewer customers, Nebraska kids have to worry whether their parents will come home after work, neighbors stuck in paperwork limbo because of a needlessly complex system have to wonder if it’s safe to drive to work or church, and employers are facing workforce uncertainty for the systems and services we all rely on. Neighbors and family members who have been part of the community for years and contribute important work have no way forward. This is wrong, and in fact solutions are possible. 
Our immigration laws are decades out of date and frozen in time. There is strong Nebraska support across sectors – from health care and agriculture to aging care and hospitality – to address this. I expect Nebraska’s members of Congress to work to pass positive immigration laws that recognize the contributions of immigrant neighbors and create stability for whole communities.

Sincerely,

[Your Name]

[Your City & State]

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My name is [YOUR NAME]. I live in [TOWN]. I’m calling to urge my member of Congress to support positive and updated immigration laws that:

Create stability for Nebraska communities.
Keep families together.
Support full inclusion of family members and neighbors who have been an important part of Nebraska communities for decades.
Create a workable way for longtime Nebraska community members to apply for residency and citizenship. Simple first steps would be passing the Dream & Promise Act and the Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929. (The Renewing Registry bill would update the immigration Registry, an already-existing provision of the law with a long bipartisan history, designed to provide a way for long-term community members to apply for residency. Congress traditionally periodically updated the Registry date but not in the last 40 years.)
Create stability for neighbors stuck in limbo who contribute important talents in health care, aging care, agriculture, education, child care, construction, hospitality, and more.
Bring our immigration laws up to the era of cell phones, for the benefit of whole communities. Our immigration laws are like roads with giant potholes and land line phones that haven’t been updated in decades.
End harmful and unnecessary detentions and deportation that damage local communities.

I support positive and updated immigration laws because...

[share a sentence about your personal story or reason for supporting]

Summary

This year Governor Jim Pillen announced plans to repurpose a facility in McCook, Nebraska, as a large-scale federal detainment camp to incarcerate up to 300 immigrant community members from Nebraska and surrounding states. This is not who we are. Nebraska is a state that welcomes our neighbors and values the contributions of local moms, dads, coworkers, neighbors, and friends. We need policy change, NOT punishment. The country’s immigration laws have not been meaningfully updated in 40 years. This leaves friends, families, and neighbors vulnerable to immigration enforcement who have been unable to access stable immigration status despite their best efforts to navigate the nation’s long outdated immigration laws. Nebraskans want immigration policy change that supports local communities and Nebraska’s future, not punishment and military deployments. Call or email Nebraska’s members of Congress to tell them it’s time for positive, updated immigration laws that create stability for local families and communities. You can use the example script below - choose a few points that matter most to you: Sample Script: My name is [YOUR NAME]. I live in [TOWN]. I’m calling to urge my member of Congress to support positive and updated immigration laws that: <ul> <li>Create stability for Nebraska communities. </li> <li>Keep families together. </li> <li>Support full inclusion of family members and neighbors who have been an important part of Nebraska communities for decades. </li> <li>Create a workable way for longtime Nebraska community members to apply for residency and citizenship. Simple first steps would be passing the Dream & Promise Act and the Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929. (The Renewing Registry bill would update the immigration Registry, an already-existing provision of the law with a long bipartisan history, designed to provide a way for long-term community members to apply for residency. Congress traditionally periodically updated the Registry date but not in the last 40 years.) </li> <li>Create stability for neighbors stuck in limbo who contribute important talents in health care, aging care, agriculture, education, child care, construction, hospitality, and more. </li> <li>Bring our immigration laws up to the era of cell phones, for the benefit of whole communities. Our immigration laws are like roads with giant potholes and land line phones that haven’t been updated in decades. </li> <li>End harmful and unnecessary detentions and deportation that damage local communities.</li> </ul> I support positive and updated immigration laws because... [share a sentence about your personal story or reason for supporting]

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