AFU Action

Just a few meetings left for our June AFU Action Fly-In! So proud of our first-timers who showed up on Wednesday a little nervous about speaking to elected reps and are now leaving empowered and confident that their stories matter and that Republicans and Democrats both want and NEED to hear from citizens impacted by our broken immigration system.

AFU Action Day 3 has kicked off! After talking with senators' offices yesterday, our members are spending the day telling their stories to House reps. Children should not have to grow up without parents, US citizen spouses should not have to lose their partners just bc Congress won't act. 💔 Learn more at afuaction.org.

Proud to visit with Rep. María Elvira Salazar and Congresswoman Veronica Escobar — and with Carlos and Angela Della Valle! Salazar and Escobar coauthored the Dignity Act, which provides a pathway for spouses of US citizens to stay together and other fixes to our broken immigration system. Thank you!

Proud to stand with Rep. María Elvira Salazar and Congresswoman Veronica Escobar who have been powerful leaders on finding solutions for our families — and especially for Angela and Carlos Della Valle. Thank you!

AFU Action is back on Capitol Hill for Day 2 of our fly-in! Follow along here as our members talk to senators on both sides of the aisle about the damage that congressional inaction on immigration reform is doing to our families. What would you say to a senator about immigration reform?

AFU Action wrapped up Day 1 of our DC fly-in! Follow along this week for more updates about what congressional offices are saying about immigration and the possibility of making progress on the Dignity Act.

We're in DC this week and we brought 20 Americans from 15 states to meet with their own members of Congress. None are lobbyists/activists. They are spouses, parents, & workers. Advice needed: what helps someone walk into Congress for the first time and tell their story?

AFU Action is small but mighty! After 20 years of being volunteer-led, Allyson and Ashley DeAzevedo are the first two staff members. Comradery and sense of humor keep us going despite the heartbreaking stories we hear every day. Learn more about our work at afuaction.org.

AFU Action is on Capitol Hill for the next three days (June 3-5) to tell Congress to pass the Dignity Act.

We came with 20 Americans from 15 states. They are U.S. citizens whose spouses, parents, and children are facing deportation or have already been separated from them. Over two days, they will walk into more than 50 congressional offices across the Senate and House. Seven groups, back to back, all day Thursday and Friday, telling their own stories to the people who write our laws.

We are asking every representative to cosponsor the Dignity Act, or if they have already cosponsored it, to speak out more. This bipartisan bill already has 39 House cosponsors, 19 Republicans and 20 Democrats. It would give families a legal path to stay together.

The families in those offices are fighting for the 1.4 million American families across the country who also risk being separated, or already are, because our broken immigration system doesn't provide a pathway to status for our spouses.

Follow us here for updates through Friday. If you know someone in a mixed-status family who needs information or support, visit afuaction.org.

There is an acknowledgment from Republicans and Democrats in Congress that the status quo cannot remain.

The Dignity Act is a solution. I believe the best time for reform was long ago, the second best time is right now.

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