{"id":2639,"date":"2018-02-05T20:00:10","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T01:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.suitupmaine.org\/?p=2639"},"modified":"2019-03-23T22:47:59","modified_gmt":"2019-03-24T02:47:59","slug":"fix-daca-now-pass-phase-one-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.suitupmaine.org\/fix-daca-now-pass-phase-one-bills\/","title":{"rendered":"FIX DACA NOW: Pass Bipartisan “Phase One” Bills"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Trump eliminated the DACA program and his incoherent and racist policy positions are propelling the government toward a second shutdown. Bipartisan bills have been introduced in the House and Senate that can resolve the crisis.\u00a0Speak out publicly in support of DACA, and tell your MoC: no more delays. Support the bipartisan “Phase One” bills and solve the DACA crisis before their time runs out.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Trump Administration & Federal Govt Working Group<\/a> C2A<\/strong><\/p>\n

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THE ISSUE<\/span><\/h4>\n

Update 2\/9:<\/strong><\/span> A budget deal\u00a0passed<\/a>, extending the deadline until March 23, and laying the groundwork for a massive two-year spending plan. Immigration is expected to move to the Senate floor for debate<\/a> next week, but what happens in the House remains unclear. We are monitoring the issue closely, and will have updated action and talking points once we learn more. Stay tuned!<\/p>\n

Drawing worldwide condemnation for his<\/span> racist remarks<\/span><\/a>, Trump turned down a popular bipartisan<\/span> immigration plan<\/span><\/a> and propelled the government into a 3-day shutdown. The shutdown spurred<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>an agreement<\/span><\/a> that delayed the budget deadline until Feb 8, reauthorized CHIP for six years, and assured a vote to resolve DACA. Following the shutdown, the White House released its own immigration framework<\/a>, which provided a path to citizenship for 1.8 million unauthorized immigrants who came to the country as children in exchange for a $25 billion border wall; shifting diversity visa lottery slots to a merit-based program; and preventing people from sponsoring their parents, adult children, or siblings to immigrate to the US. The plan was met with stiff opposition from both parties<\/a> as well as from immigration rights advocates. Democrats called the cuts to legal immigration and family unification cruel, and Republicans balked at the generous number of immigrants eligible to earn citizenship. United We Dream activists decried the plan<\/a> as pitting Dreamers against their parents and other immigrants<\/span>. This week Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Christopher Coons (D-DE) introduced a bipartisan bill\u00a0based on the concept of the two phase approach\u00a0Trump agreed to on Jan. 9<\/a>, with the first phase resolving DACA and increasing border security, and the second phase tackling\u00a0<\/span>comprehensive immigration reform<\/span><\/a>. The McCain-Coons bill mirrors the bipartisan House bill that follows the Phase One approach, HR 4796: the USA Act of 2018<\/a> introduced by Will Hurd (R-TX) and Pete Aguilar (D-CA). The USA Act currently has a sizable bipartisan group of 53 co-sponsors (Pingree and Poliquin are not currently among them). Immigration hardliner Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) has his introduced his own bill, HR 4760<\/a>,\u00a0that has amassed 85 co-sponsors, but has not attracted any bipartisan support. Immigrants rights groups like United We Dream<\/a> continue to call for passage of a clean DREAM Act, but acknowledge that a successful bipartisan solution may take a different path.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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THE ACTION<\/span><\/h4>\n

[Please note: this action assumes that a DACA resolution will be presented as an individual bill. If it instead gets folded into the budget resolution, we will have a new set of recommendations and talking points.]<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Call or write all three of your Members of Congress<\/b> (see talking points below).<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Speak out publicly on social media in support of Dreamers<\/b>. If another shutdown happens, winning the PR battle is incredibly important, and every voice is needed in that effort. <\/span>SHARE THIS VIDEO<\/b><\/a> that simply and effectively explains what DACA is, and <\/span>SHARE THIS VIDEO<\/b><\/a> to introduce others to some of the Dreamers at risk.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Do some Click To Tweeting<\/a> <\/strong>with help from our friends at United We Dream.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    TALKING POINTS<\/span><\/h4>\n