HIAS Pennsylvania can only serve refugees if they are allowed into the country. We can only help support immigrants with legal services if vulnerable immigrants are given protections from the government. You can advocate for just policies for refugees and immigrants by calling your representative, protesting, and more.
100+ POLICY CHANGES THAT HAVE DEVASTATED IMMIGRANTS
This report compiles the most egregious policies attacking immigrants and asylum seekers.
How could immigration change for the better?
We’ve signed onto the 2021 Immigration Action Plan to demonstrate how to transform the nation’s immigration system.
What’s Happening in Immigration Right Now?
Do you want to advocate for your immigrant friends, family, and neighbors, but don’t know where to start? We can help!
Advocacy is not just about doing, it’s also about educating.
See our Talking Points so you can feel comfortable talking about advocacy issues and educating your community about immigration.
Educate yourself and others
If you want to bring in a HIAS Pennsylvania expert to educate your group about immigration, check out our services for groups.
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Here’s a taste!
HIAS Pennsylvania will close at 1PM today in observance of Thanksgiving, and will open again on Monday morning.
"The U visa rejections came without warning, and the reasons seemed absurd, said Vleidmy Velarde, who supervises the agency’s Immigrant Victims of Crime Initiative. On the form, a client would answer that he had no children, only to have his application rejected because the next question, left blank, asked for the names of those children."
fusion.inquirer.com/news/no-blank-space-trump-aila-hias-uscis-ice-changes-forms-fees-policies-reg...
Under Trump, hundreds of small changes in immigration rules have had a huge impact
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Now, immigration advocates say, it’s up to the incoming Biden administration to identify and undo this myriad of often hard-to-catch revisions.Giving Tuesday is in ONE WEEK!
Ways to support immigrants in Philadelphia through HIAS Pennsylvania on Giving Tuesday - and any other day of the year:
1. Donate to our Giving Tuesday campaign!
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2. Create your own fundraiser for HIAS PA!
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3. Share HIAS Pennsylvania's page with your friends, family, and network! We're on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn!
4. Print out and decorate our signs, and post them to your social media, talking about why you support HIAS Pennsylvania! Make sure to tag us in your posts!
We could not do what we do without you! Thank you for all that you do to support HIAS Pennsylvania!
"There's no way forward without doing right by the undocumented individuals who are keeping all Americans alive as our country continues to combat the coronavirus crisis."
milkeninstitute.org/power-of-ideas/economic-recovery-covid-depends-citizenship-undocumented-immig...
Economic Recovery from COVID Depends on a Citizenship Pathway for 11 Million Undocumented Immigrants
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Establishing a strong immigration system is critical to keeping families safe and ensuring new opportunities for everyone across the country.Join HIAS Pennsylvania's Detained Children's Program Manager, Mary McCabe, for a discussion (en Español) about what happens when children arrive at the border.¿Qué pasa si su niño llega solo a la frontera? Acompáñenos en esta conversación con Mary McCabe de HIAS.
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