http://www.civilrights.org Advocacy Letters from the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights info@civilrights.org (LCCR) info@civilrights.org (LCCR) The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Convio Content Management System Module en-us www.civilrights.org-439129661 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/civilrights/letters/~3/exW0oaY3vUc/oppose-hr-2278-the-safe.html OPPOSE H.R. 2278, THE “SAFE” ACT Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:16:28 -0500 http://www.civilrights.org/advocacy/letters/2013/oppose-hr-2278-the-safe.html www.civilrights.org-437986071 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/civilrights/letters/~3/Qc0gQTtivOU/protecting-due-process-and.html Protecting Due Process and Civil & Human Rights in S.744 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:51:40 -0500 http://www.civilrights.org/advocacy/letters/2013/protecting-due-process-and.html www.civilrights.org-437413697 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/civilrights/letters/~3/cHTvpvxNdhI/letter-to-the-honorable-tom.html Letter to the Honorable Tom Harkin Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:35:31 -0500 http://www.civilrights.org/advocacy/letters/2013/letter-to-the-honorable-tom.html www.civilrights.org-437406416 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/civilrights/letters/~3/Cf0syPQCAGE/support-quality-education-and.html Support Quality Education and Safe Schools for All Students Vote FOR S. 1094 and AGAINST S.1101 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:56:36 -0500 http://www.civilrights.org/advocacy/letters/2013/support-quality-education-and.html www.civilrights.org-433908229 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/civilrights/letters/~3/pXxTwP-O7ao/re-eeoc-quality-control-plan.html Re: EEOC Quality Control Plan for Investigations and Conciliations Tue, 28 May 2013 11:35:35 -0500 http://www.civilrights.org/advocacy/letters/2013/re-eeoc-quality-control-plan.html www.civilrights.org-433082124 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/civilrights/letters/~3/UADqE7Rg4dw/support-coons-8.html On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, we write to express our strong support for Senator Coons’ amendment #8 to S. 744, the “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act.” Coons amendment #8 would fix the broken asylum clock for employment authorizations by requiring decisions on such applications within 180 days. This would eliminate the ambiguity and confusion in current law and provide the waiting pool of applicants with needed authorization to work so they can support themselves and their families. Fri, 24 May 2013 15:43:51 -0500 http://www.civilrights.org/advocacy/letters/2013/support-coons-8.html www.civilrights.org-433074024 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/civilrights/letters/~3/kYv5XOWMlis/oppose-grassley-43.html On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, we urge you to oppose Senator Grassley’s amendment #43 to S. 744. Grassley amendment #43 would create new and expansive deportation grounds for suspected gang members. It would exacerbate existing problems of misidentifying gang members, increase profiling, and result in targeting children and youth who are victims of crime and human trafficking. Moreover, it flies in the face of efforts to reform our immigration system in a way that is fair, functional, and consistent with American values Fri, 24 May 2013 15:01:15 -0500 http://www.civilrights.org/advocacy/letters/2013/oppose-grassley-43.html www.civilrights.org-433056455 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/civilrights/letters/~3/ZlKhv6mzjKc/oppose-grassley-53.html On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, we urge you to oppose Senator Grassley’s amendment #53 to S. 744. Fri, 24 May 2013 13:37:05 -0500 http://www.civilrights.org/advocacy/letters/2013/oppose-grassley-53.html www.civilrights.org-433050646 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/civilrights/letters/~3/SAoft8caSwc/oppose-graham-3.html On behalf of the undersigned organizations, we urge you to oppose Senator Graham’s amendment #3 to S. 744. Fri, 24 May 2013 13:31:55 -0500 http://www.civilrights.org/advocacy/letters/2013/oppose-graham-3.html www.civilrights.org-433053179 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/civilrights/letters/~3/r4vNTGj4t2Q/blumenthal-2.html On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, we write in support of Senator Blumenthal’s amendment #2 to S. 744, the “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act.” Blumenthal amendment #2 would significantly reform the use of solitary confinement in immigration detention facilities. Fri, 24 May 2013 13:27:13 -0500 http://www.civilrights.org/advocacy/letters/2013/blumenthal-2.html www.civilrights.org-433046669 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/civilrights/letters/~3/N6PII8shmWQ/support-s953-an-amendment.html Support S.953 – An Amendment to the Farm Bill Keep College Affordable for All Students Maintain Low, Fixed Student Loan Interest Rates Fri, 24 May 2013 13:05:13 -0500 http://www.civilrights.org/advocacy/letters/2013/support-s953-an-amendment.html www.civilrights.org-433047922 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/civilrights/letters/~3/igKX8SWTOsw/oppose-grassley-21-22.html On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a coalition of more than 200 national advocacy organizations, we urge you to oppose Senator Grassley’s amendments #21 and #22 to S. 744. These amendments would, respectively, strike Section 2313 in its entirety, or further limit this already very narrow but important provision allowing immigration judges to keep families together. Fri, 24 May 2013 13:02:28 -0500 http://www.civilrights.org/advocacy/letters/2013/oppose-grassley-21-22.html www.civilrights.org-433046049 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/civilrights/letters/~3/wnxxAWwQXpk/confirm-tony-west-as.html Confirm Tony West as Associate Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice Fri, 24 May 2013 12:53:59 -0500 http://www.civilrights.org/advocacy/letters/2013/confirm-tony-west-as.html www.civilrights.org-432485177 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/civilrights/letters/~3/DuLPWux0bKo/urging-swift-confirmation-of.html Urging Swift Confirmation of Anthony Foxx as Secretary of Transportation Wed, 22 May 2013 11:19:48 -0500 http://www.civilrights.org/advocacy/letters/2013/urging-swift-confirmation-of.html www.civilrights.org-431912267 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/civilrights/letters/~3/dVmnO8_xKn0/cosponsor-the-end-racial.html Cosponsor the End Racial Profiling Act Mon, 20 May 2013 08:30:56 -0500 http://www.civilrights.org/advocacy/letters/2013/cosponsor-the-end-racial.html www.civilrights.org-431474688 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/civilrights/letters/~3/gMUR-PJuTOY/oppose-sessions-s744.html On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, we urge you to oppose Senator Sessions’ amendment #31 to S. 744. This amendment would deny the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) to anyone who is not a citizen or lawful permanent resident. This sweeping and unnecessary amendment would greatly harm many of the very people that S. 744 aims to help. Sat, 18 May 2013 07:13:21 -0500 http://www.civilrights.org/advocacy/letters/2013/oppose-sessions-s744.html www.civilrights.org-431471698 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/civilrights/letters/~3/RW2Gpt9BCHo/oppose-graham-s744.html On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, we urge you to oppose Senator Graham’s amendment #1 to S. 744, which would terminate asylee or refugee status for any person who returns to the country from which he or she sought protection from persecution. Sat, 18 May 2013 06:58:12 -0500 http://www.civilrights.org/advocacy/letters/2013/oppose-graham-s744.html www.civilrights.org-430679281 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/civilrights/letters/~3/jjmUUym2jVM/restore-workplace.html Restore Workplace Protections: Confirm Bipartisan Package of National Labor Relations Board Nominees Wed, 15 May 2013 16:28:25 -0500 http://www.civilrights.org/advocacy/letters/2013/restore-workplace.html www.civilrights.org-430677613 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/civilrights/letters/~3/LQZQ502yggo/oppose-grassley-amendments.html Oppose Grassley Amendments #27 and #52 to S. 744 Maintain Improvements to the Asylum System Wed, 15 May 2013 16:21:27 -0500 http://www.civilrights.org/advocacy/letters/2013/oppose-grassley-amendments.html www.civilrights.org-429160270 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/civilrights/letters/~3/iLVIskWRmgI/blumen-amend10.html On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, we write to express our strong support for Senator Coons’ amendment #2 to S. 744, the “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act.” Fri, 10 May 2013 14:12:19 -0500 http://www.civilrights.org/advocacy/letters/2013/blumen-amend10.html