Late last year, the Trump Administration published a proposal that would increase fees immigrant community members have to pay to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for a wide range of immigration applications. We are deeply concerned that this proposal will effectively price out many … [Read more...]
Faith Over Fear Campaign Launch Party, February 10, Redmond WA
The last four years in countering anti-Muslim bigotry has been quite a journey. We are so blessed that you have walked this journey with us! In the work that we do with you to counter anti-Muslim bigotry, we see five major issues: What is Sharia? Islam and Women’s Rights Islam and … [Read more...]
Faith Over Fear, Four-Hour Ally Training in Dealing with Islamophobia, February 1, Lynnwood WA
Each year anti-Muslim hate groups spend over $30 million dollars to make people afraid of Islam and American Muslims. The websites, You Tube videos, books, white papers, lobbying, and media stars of these hate groups turn the hearts and minds of people against one another, paving the way for a more … [Read more...]
Calling it a ‘trap,’ Washington sues to stop ICE from arresting people at courthouses
Since 2017, ICE and Border Patrol have arrested hundreds of immigrants in approximately 20 counties across Washington state. by Lilly Fowler, December 17, 2019 - Crosscut They could show up to court for any number of reasons: to pay a traffic ticket, serve as a witness or seek a … [Read more...]
‘We just want to work’: Washington farmworkers say enough to sexual assault
by Emily McCarty, December 11, 2019 New bilingual curriculum targets Washington growers and farm managers in stopping harassment. Zambrano didn’t know what to expect on her first day, but what she did see shocked her. Sexual harassment from supervisors and foremen started from day one. … [Read more...]
‘Shameful, destructive and, frankly, soulless’: Seattle leaders rail against Trump’s dramatic new immigration fees
by Lilly Fowler, Crosscut, November 26, 2019 The new rule would increase the cost of citizenship applications for green card holders by 83%, from $640 to $1,170. It would also, for the first time ever, add a fee to asylum applications. With a slew of immigrant rights advocates standing … [Read more...]
Fight Back Against Harmful Fee Hikes for Permanent Resident and Citizenship Filing:Comments Due by Dec. 31
Northwest Immigrant Rights Project is joining partner organizations and people around the country in a comment campaign to oppose a proposal from the Trump Administration that would significantly increase fees immigrant community members have to pay to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services … [Read more...]
Stop Deportation of Military and Veteran Family Members. Support Bill S2797.
Last June, the Department of Homeland Security repealed “Parole in Place,” a policy that prevented deportation of family members of active duty military members, veterans, and reservists. Previously, federal immigration officials allowed servicemembers and veterans the time to pursue paths to legal … [Read more...]
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: ICE & Border Patrol in Our Congregations
From the Church Council of Greater Seattle Earlier this week, a Facebook post from a member of Redmond United Methodist Church detailed an encounter with a person they now suspect was a US Customs & Border Patrol agent pretending they were in need of shelter, thus entering into a family … [Read more...]
OPPOSE HR5038 Farm Workforce Modernization Act-A Trojan Horse for Beleaguered Farm Workers
Community to Community Development, following the leadership of Familias Unidas por la Justicia, Washington State's independent farmworker union, OPPOSES HR 5038, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act. On November 12, after months of closed-door negotiations involving corporate agricultural … [Read more...]
Suspension of Entry of Immigrants Who Will Financially Burden the United States Healthcare System
Proclamation 9945 of October 4, 2019 While our healthcare system grapples with the challenges caused by uncompensated care, the United States Government is making the problem worse by admitting thousands of aliens who have not demonstrated any ability to pay for their healthcare costs. Notably, … [Read more...]
Sing Your Way Home: Songs of Origin, Flight and Sanctuary
Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship, 1207 Ellsworth St., Bellingham WA 3pm and 7:30pm. Choir of the Salish Sea, with guests the Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship Chalice Choir, presents a thrillingly eclectic choral program of healing and reconciliation for all the diverse people who call Whatcom … [Read more...]
News from Sanctuary Churches, October 2019
Thank you for your actions with and on behalf of these and other people impacted by “untimely and unwise” policies and practices that do such damage to our moral fabric as a nation. We are honored to work with the host congregations in each experience of Sanctuary. It takes a village of many … [Read more...]
Hector Barajas Served in the American Military. He Was Deported Just the Same.
This is an impressive article outlining a number of the issues involved with immigration. A must read. No one knows how many veterans have been deported, least of all the government, which has never taken a full accounting. Barajas helped change that. The 42-year-old’s improbable journey, … [Read more...]
UU member and activist honored!
On September 12, 2019, a member of the Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship, Immigration/Farmworker activist and Executive Director of Community to Community Rosalinda Guillen received RE Sources Environmental Hero award. Rosalinda Guillén Farmworker justice leader and food system activist. … [Read more...]
Help Stop Climate Change Threats to Workers
Interfaith Worker Justice asks you to: Tell your Representatives to endorse sensible heat protections TODAY!!! It’s time to cool things down for workers. Eighteen of the last nineteen hottest years on record have occurred since 2001 and this year is on track to continue that trend. The effects of … [Read more...]
In suing Trump, again, WA attorney general surfaces abuse allegations from detained children
by Lilly Fowler / August 27, 2019 . . . When awake, the children were told by guards, “Don’t touch me, I don’t want to get your diseases.” The guards threw food on the ground, prompting fights among hungry children. Children were never given toothbrushes or toothpaste and had limited showers and … [Read more...]
WA farmers and laborers are struggling under the H-2A guest worker program — and it may get worse
by Lilly Fowler/August 28, 2019 Farms in the state are part of the fourth largest guest worker program in the nation, but growers say they can't keep up with the costs and advocates say local workers are being left behind. . . . Despite the costs of the H-2A program, an increasing number of … [Read more...]
Public Charge Rule to Discourage Immigrants from Using Public Assistance
In mid-August, the Administration announced its final version of the “public charge” rule, which would force immigrants to undergo a rigorous wealth test in order to obtain their green card—an important step in the process of ultimately becoming a US citizen. Under new guidelines, immigrants may be … [Read more...]
Washington State Attorney General to Join California Lawsuit Challenging Federal Government’s Immigrant Detention Policies
Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson has joined a lawsuit with 19 other attorneys general to challenge the federal government's immigration policies. In conjunction with this suit, he is filing a 26-page declaration, arising from interviews last month with 28 children ages 12 to 17, most … [Read more...]
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