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Preparation for legislative visits on immigration reform with House targets

Preparation for legislative visits on immigration reform with House targets. National Domestic Workers Alliance , summer 2013. Where we are in the legislative process. On June 27, s. 744 passed out of the Senate with a vote of 68 to 32.

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Preparation for legislative visits on immigration reform with House targets

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  1. Preparation for legislative visits on immigration reform with House targets National Domestic Workers Alliance, summer 2013

  2. Where we are in the legislative process • On June 27, s. 744 passed out of the Senate with a vote of 68 to 32. • Now the House will do one of these things: a) decide to vote on s. 744, b) introduce their own bipartisan bill, c) continue introducing piecemeal bills, d) do nothing. • For immigration reform to pass this year, we need a bill that includes a path to citizenship to pass out of the House. • Then it would go to Conference Committee to be reconciled with the Senate Bill. • Then would be signed by the President.

  3. What we’re fighting for • A roadmap to citizenship that recognizes the contributions of women in the workplace, at home, as caregivers and as stewards of our communities. • Strengthen the family immigration system and eliminate the backlogs in the current system that have kept families separated for too long. • Recognize women’s work in the allocation of future work visas, and provide protections for all women workers on the job.

  4. What we’re fighting for • Ensure protections for survivors of violence and trafficking. • Protect due process and the rights of parents, and prevent deportations and detentions that separate families. • Promote immigrant integration that includes and empowers women. • Provisions of the POWER Act to protect immigrant workers from retaliation, and to protect the rights of ALL workers on the job. • AND These priorities cannot come at the expense of more enforcement of our borders! We should be investing in our families and communities instead.

  5. Our targets Category 1: Women of the House Our ask: Speak out publicly about our issues. Work as part of a cohort with other women in the House. Help us create a vehicle for our priorities. Category 2: Potential champions who are men Our ask: As a man who is supportive of women’s issues, make a public statement about how immigration reform is essential for women’s equality.

  6. Our targets Category 3: Swings Our ask: Understand how immigration reform is central to women’s equality. Understand that women in your district care about these issues. Help bring a bill that includes a roadmap to citizenship to the floor, and then vote yes. Category 4: Gang of 7 and House Leadership Our ask: Make sure that our priorities are included in any bill that comes to a vote on the floor.

  7. The stories our targets need to hear • Workplace abuse and inability to speak out because of immigration status • Domestic workers who have no paystubs to document their labor • Families that live in fear of separation, or who have had a family member detained or deported • Families who have been separated by the family visa backlog • Trafficking and domestic violence survivors who have had to remain silent because of immigration status • AND…the tremendous contributions and leadership of domestic workers to the economy and culture of this country, and to our communities

  8. Outline of a Legislative Visit • Introductions • Introduce NDWA • Thank the Congressperson, if they are Category 1 or 2 • Present our policy priorities • Share 2-3 personal stories that CLEARLY illustrate our priorities • Make our request, and wait for an answer! • Questions and answers • Thank yous, and leave materials • Afterwards, share notes from your visit with Lisa, lisa@domesticworkers.org.

  9. Preparing for legislative visits • Review our policy priorities together. • Introductions and each person has 1 minute to share how their personal story illustrates one of our policy priorities for immigration reform. • Make sure everyone knows which targets we’re visiting and what category they fall into. • Review the outline of a visit, and decide who will speak. • Do a full run-through of a visit to practice! • Get your materials together. Make sure you have enough packets for all your visits (NDWA’s policy priorities, and domestic worker stories on the need for immigration reform)

  10. Our Direct Line to Washington! • Call your Representative: 1-800-490-2010. “Make immigration reform fair for women!” USE THIS NUMBER OFTEN!

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