COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM

"We came for our children"

NEW RESOURCES A Fath Leader's Statement. For your endorcement! Fath Leader's Roundtable, Sept. 2008. Adobe Format (.PDF) (54K) Luchando en el presente; Para crear un mejor futuro Presentation by Rev. Anna Lange-Soto at The Franciscan School of Theology on July 12, 2008 Slides (Spanish): PowerPoint Format (2.5 Mb) - 97 - 03 version .PPS PowerPoint Format (1.2 Mb) - 04 or newer version .PPSX Adobe Acrobat Format (1.8 Mb, .PDF) Web Version (for on-line viewing) INMIGRACIÓN | IMMIGRATION Presentation by Rev. Anna Lange-Soto at Nuevo Amanecer on July 1, 2008 Slides (Spanish & English): PowerPoint Format (1 Mb) - 97 - 03 version .PPS PowerPoint Format (.5 Mb) - 04 or newer version .PPSX Web Version (for on-line viewing) Web Resources (links to other web sites) TOOLKIT for COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO ICE RAIDS from Bay Area Immigrant Rights Forum. Part of immigration package from Nuevo Amanecer presentation on July 1, 2008 PDF files in 9 parts: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | From Raids to Deportation: A Community Resource Kit from National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild. Part of immigration package from Nuevo Amanecer presentation on July 1, 2008 PDF File (1.3 Mb) Spanish | English Paying the Price: The Impact of Immigration Raids on America's Children from National Council of La Raza and The Urban Institute. Part of immigration package from Nuevo Amanecer presentation on July 1, 2008 PDF File (1.3 Mb) An Introduction To Immigration Reform and the Episcopal Church Presented by Anna Lange-Soto at St. Jude's Episcopal Church on Jan. 9, 2008 Presentation Slides (English): PowerPoint Format (1 Mb, .PPS) Adobe Acrobat Format (.5 Mb, .PDF) - Web Version (for on-line viewing) Foreign Born in the US US Map (.JPG format, .6 Mb) (Resolution): Protection For Immigrants and Their Families, A Resolution passed by Diocesan Convention, Diocese of California, 10/20/2007 (Adobe Acrobat .PDF, 100 Kb)

EPISCOPAL CHURCH TEACHING, POSITION & ADVOCACY Statement by the Most Reverend Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop, The Episcopal Church, 12/14/2007 (PDF File 45K, 1 page) (Resolution): Resolution by the Executive Council of the Episcopal Church, 6/2006 (PDF File 59K, 1 page) Immigration Reform, Episcopal Migration Ministries (Link to EMM web site). (Resolution): Resolution on Immigration (Spanish | English), 75th General Convention of the Episcopal Church, 6/2006 (PDF File 56K) (Resolution): The Alien Among You), General Convention, 6/2006 (PDF File 88K) (Resolution): Migration & Ministry Resolution, Diocese of California, 2006 Diocesan convention. (PDF File 85K, 3 pages)

PRESENTACIONES | PRESENTATIONS Immigration - Issues & Episcopal Response Presentation by Rev. Anna Lange-Soto at Virginia Theological Seminary on April 18, 2008 PowerPoint Format (3.2 Mb) Adobe Acrobat Format (2.1 Mb) Web Version (for on-line viewing) Immigration & Globalization, NAFTA (prepared by the Rev. Lisa Hlass for the Episcopal Urban Caucus 2008) PowerPoint Format (7 Mb) Web Version (for on-line viewing) Immigration and The Episcopal Church Presentation by Anna Lange-Soto at the Episcopal Urban Caucus, Jan. 9, 2008 PowerPoint Format (.75Mb) Adobe Acrobat Format (.75Mb) Web Version (for on-line viewing)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Basic Facts on Immigration, Glossary, NCLR, 2004 (PDF File 490K, 5 pages) Immigration Basics 2005, National Immigration Forum (PSF File 290K) Mitos Comunes Sobre los Inmigrantes Indocumentados, NCLR, 2006, (PDF File 39K, 1 pagina) Common Myths about Undocumented Immigrants, NCLR, 2006, (PDF File 41K, 1 page) Family Backlog, background Information (Link to CIRNOW web site)

Links American Immigration Lawyers Association, including AILA-certified immigration attorneys Episcopal Migration Ministsries (EMM) Immigration Forum, Non-profit advocates for immigrants: facts and updates National Council of La Raza (NCLR) U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services Immigrant Rights Resources New Sanctuary Movement

TO CONTACT CONGRESS In general: Letters, if they are sent to the regional congressional office, are more effective than calls; Calls more effective than e-mail. Faxes must be in there somewhere. When you send letters to Washington DC, security procedures take weeks to get the mail to their destination. You can get your letter there more quickly by sending it to their regional office. Contact your network of family, friends, acquaintances and colleagues. Send updates to all of your friends, colleagues and family. Ask them to take action. Give them ideas for action, including this page. Follow up and encourage them. For some people, the way to encourage phone calls is to give them some company. This is especially true of people who have never contacted Washington before or who feel embarrassed or uncomfortable on the phone. Invite them to your home or office to make the call.

PRIOR PROPOSED LEGISLATION 2007 Proposed Immigration Legislation