Four-thousand Catholic priests, deacons, and religious brothers and sisters called on elected officials to restore the US Refugee Admissions Program. Catholic Religious Sign Letter in Support of Refugee Resettlement
Top Evangelical faith leaders from across the US called on President Trump and and Vice President Pence to protect refugees. Washington Post Letter
Refugee Council USA (RCUSA), a coalition of 22 leading organizations dedicated to refugee protection, welcome and excellence in the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP), looks forward to working with the Trump Administration to continue to welcome refugees to the United States each year. Welcoming refugees shines a light on Americans’ most cherished common values. The…
The updated RCUSA 2016 Local Congressional Visit Toolkit discusses how you can help increase resources for refugee protection & resettlement, with advocacy strategies specific to actions needed in November and December. Sections include: Current Update: Refugee Funding for 2017 & The Need for Action Meet with Your Senators and Representatives Action Alert: Call Congress Sample…
January 19, 2016 Dear Senator: As refugee and immigration law experts, humanitarian aid organizations, faith, labor and civil and human rights groups, we write to express our support for the U.S. refugee resettlement program and opposition to legislation that would stop, pause or defund the resettlement of Syrian refugees. We urge you to oppose the…
December 1, 2015 Dear Senator/Representative, We write to express our opposition to proposals that would effectively halt the resettlement of Syrian and Iraqi refugees in the United States following the terrorist attacks in Paris. We believe that America can and should continue to provide refuge to those fleeing violence and persecution without compromising the security…
November 17, 2015 Dear Senator/Representative: As refugee and immigration law experts, humanitarian aid organizations, faith, labor and civil and human rights groups, we write to express our support for the U.S. refugee resettlement program. The world is witnessing the largest refugee crisis since World War II. More than 4 million Syrians have fled from their…
September 18, 2015 President Barack Obama 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Obama: We, the undersigned organizations, write to you today with urgent recommendations for how the United States should respond to the spiraling refugee crisis in the Middle East that is now overflowing to Europe and beyond. Our recommendations are as…
September 17, 2015 President Barack Obama The White House Senator Mitch McConnell Senate Majority Leader U.S.Senate Senator Harry Reid Senate Minority Leader U.S. Senate Representative John Boehner Speaker of the House U.S. House of Representatives Representative Nancy Pelosi House Minority Leader U.S. House of Representatives Dear Mr. President, Senator McConnell, Senator Reid, Representative Boehner and…