AILA Correspondence with the Government
Read letters that AILA has sent to government officials about pressing immigration -related issues, as well as coalition letters to government officials that AILA has signed.
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Second Sign-On Letter Calling for End to Practice of "Ideological Exclusion"
AILA and coalition partners continue to urge Secretary Clinton to end the practice of "ideological exclusion." The current letter follows a 3/18/09 letter to Attorney General Holder, Secretary of State Clinton and DHS Secretary Napolitano on the same issue.
AILA Sign-On Letter Requesting President to Grant Liberian DED
AILA joined other organizations in a letter requesting President Obama to act immediately and ensure that Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians is extended for an additional 18 months beyond 3/31/10.
Sign-On Letter Urging ICE to Take Immediate Steps in Response to Detainee Deaths
AILA and AIC joined other organizations in a letter to ICE Assistant Secretary Mr. John Morton on ICE’s response to detainee deaths that urges and provides short-term recommendations for immediate concrete steps to bring greater accountability.
AILA Asks DHS Secretary to Designate Haiti for TPS
On 1/13/10, AILA President Bernard P. Wolfsdorf sent a letter asking DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano to act quickly to designate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under §244(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Sign-on Letter In Support of Termination of NSEERS
On 12/7/09, AILA joined a group of national immigrants’ rights organizations in voicing support for terminating NSEERS.
AIC/AILA Recommendations for Protecting the Right to Effective Assistance of Counsel
The American Immigration Council (AIC) and AILA letter to EOIR recommending steps the immigration courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals can take to protect the right to effective assistance of counsel and help ensure that noncitizens in removal proceedings are afforded a fair hearing.
AILA Sign-On Letter Urging CDC to Finalize HPV Vaccine Guidelines
AILA joined other immigrants’ rights, women’s rights, public health, medical, and reproductive justice organizations urging the CDC to finalize the publication of the proposed criteria for HPV vaccine procedures.
AILA’s Response to Ray Marshall on Why H-1Bs are Good for America
AILA President Chuck Kuck and AILA Business Committee Member Ted Ruthizer’s response to a letter from Prof. Ray Marshall, the Former Secretary of Labor under President Carter, who was critical of AILA’s April 17, 2009 statement on his proposal for the creation of an immigration commission.
AILA Letter to President Obama In Support of His Pledge to Tackle CIR
Letter from AILA Executive Director Jeanne Butterfield and AILA President Charles Kuck to President Obama offering sincere thanks and strong support for his courageous pledge to tackle our nation’s pressing immigration challenges in the coming year.
Sign-On Letter Urging Publication of Proposed Criteria for Vaccines as Immunization Requirements for Immigrants
On 3/18/09, AILA joined a group of organizations urging the CDC to expedite the publication of the proposed criteria for identifying Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended vaccines as immunization requirements for immigrants in the Federal Register.
Sign-On Letter Calling for End to Practice of "Ideological Exclusion"
A 3/18/09 letter to Attorney General Holder, Secretary of State Clinton and DHS Secretary Napolitano urging an end to the practice of "ideological exclusion."
Sign-On Letter to Attorney General Holder Regarding Matter of Silva-Trevino
A 3/3/09 AILF sign-on letter to Attorney General Holder urges the withdrawal of Attorney General Mukasey's opinion in Matter of Silva-Trevino, which discards categorical analysis in determining whether a prior conviction is a crime involving moral turpitude.
AILA Requests DED Extension or TPS Re-Designation for Liberia
Letter to DHS Secretary Napolitano from AILA President Charles Kuck urges either the extension of DED or re-designation of TPS for Liberia.
Sign-On Letter to President Asking to Take HIV Off List of Communicable Diseases
On 2/11/09, AILA joined a group of 152 HIV/AIDS, lesbian, gay, transgender, and immigrant rights organizations in a letter to President Obama requesting that the Health and Human Services Secretary remove HIV off the list of communicable diseases rendering an individual inadmissible.
Sign-On Letter Requesting a Federal Investigation Against Maricopa County Sheriff Arpaio
A sign-on letter from seven civil rights and immigrant advocacy organizations asking Attorney General Holder, and select group of members of Congress, to initiate a federal investigation against Maricopa County Sheriff Arpaio for potential civil rights violations.
Letter to the Senate In Opposition to H-1B Amendment in the Stimulus Bill
On 2/5/09, AILA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce sent a letter to senators urging them to oppose Sen. Sanders’ H-1B amendment to the stimulus bill (H.R. 1), which would prevent U.S. employers who using TARP funds from accessing highly skilled, professional foreign talent.
AILA Asks for I-9 Effective Date Delay
On 1/28/09, AILA President Charles H. "Chuck" Kuck and Executive Director Jeanne A. Butterfield sent a letter to USCIS asking for a delay in the effective date of the revisions to the I-9 regulations and Form I-9.
AILA Sign-On Letter Calling on HHS to Retract HPV Vaccine Requirement for Women and Girls
On 1/26/09, AILA and immigrants’ rights, women’s rights, public health, medical, and reproductive justice organizations, expressed opposition to newly-imposed HHS requirement that female immigrants seeking permanent residence or entry to the U.S. be immunized against the human papillomavirus (HPV).
Pro-Immigrant Groups Sign Letter to New Administration
Over 1,200 advocacy groups delivered a letter to the Obama Administration outlining priorities for immigration reform. The letter stressed the urgency with which the new Administration should approach immigration reform.
Sign-On Letter Urging that Immigration Be Addressed in the Final Presidential Debate
Sign-on letter from 30 civil rights and immigrant advocacy organizations urging CBS Producers to address immigration in the final presidential debate.
Sign-On Letter to Congress In Support of Visa Recapture Bill (H.R. 5882)
Sign-on letter from the Compete America coalition, signed by CEOs and Presidents of 84 US companies, urging the House and Senate to pass H.R. 5882, a bill to recapture immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays.
Sign-on Letter to HHS Requesting that HIV be Taken off List of Communicable Diseases
A sign-on letter from AILA and other interested organizations urging Secretary Mike Leavitt of HHS to remove HIV from the agency’s lists of communicable diseases of public health significance, which renders individuals inadmissible.
Sign-On Letter to the Democratic Platform Committee
Text of a sign-on letter from 18 civil rights, labor, and immigrant advocacy organizations urging the Democratic Platform Committee to make comprehensive immigration reform a central plank of the Party’s 2008 platform.
Sign-On Letter to the Republican Platform Committee
Text of a sign-on letter from 18 civil rights, labor, and immigrant advocacy organizations urging the Republican Platform Committee to make comprehensive immigration reform a central plank of the Party’s 2008 platform.
Sign-On Letter Urging House Members to Change EB Green Card System
Sign-on letter from 130 U.S. employers, education institutions, immigrant advocacy groups, and trade associations to all members of the House of Representatives urging them to enact three bills this year that would make incremental and needed changes to the employment-based (EB) green card system.