Call Nebraska’s members of Congress to tell them it’s time for positive immigration laws and 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 please support positive 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
• Support community members who are essential to our nation’s economic recovery Finally create a way for longtime Nebraska residents to apply for residency and citizenship
• End harmful detentions and deportation

I support these positive immigration laws because...

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

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Congress has not meaningfully updated our immigration laws in more than 35 years, causing unnecessary harm to Nebraska families and whole communities. It’s time for full inclusion of family members and longtime community members! In the next few months, Congress has important opportunities to pass positive immigration laws like the Dream & Promise Act, the Citizenship for Essential Workers Act, the U.S. Citizenship Act, and others that would create stability for local families and communities. Your voice matters! Fill out the form to send an email to your members of Congress and urge them to take action now. A short message can make a big difference. Personalize your message! You can choose from the talking points below and share why positive immigration laws matter to you. It’s time for positive immigration laws that:

• Keep families together
• Create a way for longtime community members to apply for residency and citizenship
• Create stability for Nebraska communities
• End harmful detention and deportation
• Support strong COVID recovery and ensure that people contributing essential work to recovery are able to apply for residency and citizenship
• Support full inclusion of Nebraskans who are an important part of the social and economic fabric of local communities.

Haven’t sent an email in a while? -- Add a personal message and email again! Congress needs to continue to hear how important a process for residency and citizenship is for Nebraska families and communities!

Many Nebraskans have found themselves in this tough situation. It’s called the “SNAP cliff effect”: where folks lose all of their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) due to a small increase in income and often end up with fewer resources overall than where they started. How do I know if this has happened to me? Here are some examples of how the cliff effect impacts Nebraskans:

• You get a raise at work and that raise pushes your household over the SNAP income limit.
• You take on some extra hours trying to make a little extra cash and discover that that income greatly reduces your SNAP.
• You go to get a new job and your new wages disqualify you from SNAP.
• Your teenager gets a job so they can start saving up for school and it changes your household income, greatly reducing your family’s SNAP.