Action Alerts

Protect the Violence Against Women Act (and read a great Daily Beast article about why)!
5/11/2012 11:26am
H.R. 4970 (Rep. Adams R-FL), the version of VAWA that was debated and voted on in the House Judiciary Committee, severely undermines protections available to vulnerable immigrant victims of violence and places victims at further risk of harm. This bill will literally place victims at further risk of harm. Next week, H.R. 4970 will be on the House floor.  We have a small window of opportunity to tell the Speaker and other leaders in the House to change course and not make the law worse for victims.
Rabbi Marans Prayer before the Supreme Court Hearing on Arizona's Anti-Immigrant Legislation
4/24/2012 10:41am
Read Rabbi Noam E. Marans opening prayer delivered last night at the Interfaith Immigration Coalition's 48-Hour Prayer Vigil preceding the Supreme Court's hearing on Arizona's SB 1070.
Stand with Immigrants During the Upcoming Supreme Court Hearings on Arizona's SB 1070
4/20/2012 12:04pm
Next week the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments regarding the constitutionality of Arizona's immigration enforcement law SB 1070. The purpose of SB 1070, as stated by the Arizona legislature, is to keep undocumented immigrants from coming to Arizona and to drive out those already in the state.  HIAS Pennsylvania stands strongly opposed to these attacks on immigrants which violate the core Jewish teaching of ‘Welcoming the Stranger’. 
Why Immigration Matters: A Month of Jewish Reflection, Study and Action
1/6/2012 10:19am
Why Immigration Matters: A Month of Jewish Reflection, Study and Action April  1– May 7, 2012 Thank you for your interest in participating in the Greater Philadelphia Jewish Coalition on Immigration program Why Immigration Matters.  The Coalition, a joint project of HIAS Pennsylvania and JCRC, supported by ADL, AJC, and JSPAN, has come together with the goal of mobilizing the area Jewish community to support and to advocate for fair and just immigration reform on city, sta
Urge Congress to Extend the Lautenberg Amendment
12/9/2011 12:55pm
Click for HIAS National's Page to send a letter to encourage your Representative to ensure that the Lautenberg Amendment is renewed without delay. 
Write to Your PA Representatives; Oppose Anti-Immigrant Legislation
10/24/2011 3:41pm
Send this letter to your State Representatives to urge them to oppose pending Pennsylvania legislation that will hurt immigrants and other marginalized communities. It's even better if you add your own personal comments! Want to know who to sent it to? Search for your PA legislator by address or county here.
Please Support the PA Compact
10/24/2011 3:06pm
HIAS Pennsylvania recently joined a coalition of political, business, law enforcement, religious, and community leaders committed to practical, inclusive immigration policies. The Pennsylvania Compact is their declaration of principles to guide Pennsylvania’s immigration discussion and policy making, promoting “family cohesion, freedom, public safety, and a strong economy.”
We Were Strangers, Too
10/19/2011 4:49pm
Join us in support of the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs' petition for humane and equitable immigration reform. Sign the petition. Watch the video.
Urge Your Representative to Reauthorize the Lautenberg Amendment
9/2/2011 10:46am
The Lautenberg Amendment, which helps persecuted religious minorities fleeing Iran and the former Soviet Union, expired on June 1, 2011. The provision must be renewed each year. A failure to reauthorize the Amendment would make it difficult for the U.S. to protect Christian, Jewish, Baha’i, and other religious minorities fleeing Iran and could end family reunification for Jews and Evangelicals in the Former Soviet Union with relatives in the U.S.

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