So what I am trying to say here is… UAFA is not going to be a bill tagged on to the Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill, like the repeal of the HIV Ban was tagged on to PEPFAR last year. If this is the case, they could easily remove the bill during conference once CIR is passed. UAFA is ALREADY included in RFA… so if they want to remove UAFA from CIR during conference or during floor vote/debate, they would have to remove RFA entirely.
Pushing for the passage of UAFA is ongoing and will never stop, but it is also important to note that immigration law is discriminatory on so many levels and we need to stand up and support CIR. The majority of the immigrant community has stood up in support of our issue and supports the inclusion of UAFA in CIR… Our representative, Rep. Honda, and many progressive organizations have the political will to stand out and advocate for our issue and included UAFA into his bill to fix the situation with Comprehensive Immigration Reform… We need to back them up.
I cannot speak for other organizations, but I think pushing for more sponsors for UAFA and adding a sentence or two in support of CIR and our inclusion in CIR will only strengthen our position and our support. Just concentrating on one strategy will ...
Multipronged Approach to UAFA Strategy
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