Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id e88DsEk14846; Fri, 8 Sep 2000 09:54:14 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2000 09:54:14 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <39B8EDD8.E8FA852A@interaccess.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Aliza Becker <alzbec@interaccess.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:5014] Re: Action Alert" Call-in Day to White House, Congress X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (Win95; I) Status: O Content-Length: 6438 Lines: 196 I forgot to add that Senators and Representatives have local phone numbers as well which can save on long distance costs. Aliza Aliza Becker wrote: > This can be a great activity for ESOL students to participate in > regardless of legal status. > Aliza > > National Immigration Forum > > Date: September 7, 2000 > > To: Forum Associate E-mail List > > From: Maurice Belanger > > Re: National Call-in Day on Benefits Restoration Tuesday Sepetember > 12th > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > [This information has also been sent by fax to Forum Associates] > > SAFETY-NET RESTORATION THE SUBJECT OF THE FIRST OF THREE NATIONAL > CALL-IN > DAYS TO GET CONGRESS TO ACT ON THE IMMIGRANT RIGHTS AGENDA > > Congress has returned to Washington for the final weeks of this > session. If > pending pro-immigrant legislation is not enacted by sometime in early > October, it will expire, and we will start all over next year with the > drafting of new legislation. > > To raise the temperature in the Congress on these issues, we hope that > thousands of advocates around the country will call their Senators and > representative, as well as the White House, on three consecutive > Tuesdays to > make sure they know that their constituents care about legislation that > is > vitally important to the pro-immigrant community. The call-in days will > > reinforce other advocacy activities taking place in Washington and > around > the country in September. > > PLEASE SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE CALL-IN DAYS AS BROADLY AS > POSSIBLE > > Over the next three weeks, we will send you materials to support the > calls > on benefits restoration (September 12), the Latino and Immigrant > Fairness > Act (September 19) and due process (September 26). Materials > appropriate to > the subject of the week will be sent out several days before the next > call-in day. A suggested script on benefits restoration, along with > background information, as well as information on how to reach your > representatives and the White House, follows. > > INFORMATION FOR SEPTEMBER 12TH CALL-IN DAY ON BENEFITS RESTORATION > Please take approximately 4 minutes (60 seconds per call) on Tuesday, > September 12th to phone your congressional representatives and the > President > to support pending legislation that will allow immigrants access to > critical > nutrition and health services their tax dollars go to support. > > CAPITOL SWITCHBOARD > Call your members of Congress between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Eastern > Time. > You can get the number for your Representative and both of your Senators > by > calling the Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121. The Capitol > switchboard > can also help you if you aren't sure who represents you. > > MODEL SCRIPT > Hello, my name is _______ and I live in _______ (town, neighborhood) in > > your district (or state if you are calling your Senators). I'm calling > > because I want you to make sure that Congress passes the Hunger Relief > Act, > H.R. 3192 (S. 1805 for Senators), and the Immigrant Children's Health > Improvement Act, H.R. 4707 (S. 1227 for Senators), before adjourning for > the > year. Both of these bipartisan bills will improve the health and > nutrition > of our children, and will also restore some basic safety net protections > to > families who pay taxes and contribute to America in so many other > important > ways. > > Can I please get a letter outlining the Congressman's (woman's) position > on > this issue? > > Can you please repeat the address for me? > > WHITE HOUSE COMMENT LINE > Then, call the White House comment line at (202) 456-1111 and press 0 to > > speak with an operator. Leave a message asking President Clinton to push > for > passage of the Hunger Relief Act and the Legal Immigrant Children's > Health > Improvement Act. > > When you are finished, take a few minutes to think about who else might > be > willing to make calls, and forward this information to them. > > If you have an additional moment, we would also appreciate a brief reply > to > this message to let us know how your calls went. > > BACKGROUND > The Hunger Relief Act (House bill H.R. 3192 and Senate bill S. 1805) was > > introduced in Congress to help low-income families put food on the > table. > With 161 House cosponsors and 28 Senate cosponsors (as of July 31), the > bill > has wide bipartisan support. > > The Hunger Relief Act would help reduce hunger in the United States by > strengthening the Food Stamp Program and increasing funding for > emergency > food providers. Specifically, it would: > > -- Allow most low-income lawfully present qualified immigrants and their > > families to once again receive food stamp benefits on the same basis as > citizens. > > -- Allow low-income people to own a reliable car and still receive food > stamp benefits. > > -- Allow low-income people who spend more than 50 percent of their > income on > housing to receive food stamp benefits at a level that more accurately > reflects their need. > > -- Increase the maximum funding level of The Emergency Food Assistance > Program (TEFAP), which distributes high-protein and high-fiber foods to > soup > kitchens and food banks. > > The Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act (House bill H.R. > 4707 > and Senate bill S. 1227) was introduced to restore access to basic > health > care to lawfully present immigrant pregnant women and children. The > bill, > which has strong bipartisan support, would: > > --Eliminate all immigration status restrictions on federal reimbursement > to > states that provide health insurance coverage to eligible, lawfully > present, > pregnant women under Medicaid, and children under either Medicaid or the > > State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). > > --Free all states to simplify their rules by providing coverage under > these > programs to pregnant women and children without regard to the date the > immigrant came here or the particulars of her immigration status (so > long as > she is lawfully present). > > ============================== > Maurice Belanger > Senior Policy Associate > National Immigration Forum > > E-Mail: mbelanger@immigrationforum.org > > Web: http://www.immigrationforum.org > > -- > Aliza Becker > Phone: (773) 267-0746 > Fax (773) 478-5091 > E-mail alzbec@interaccess.com -- Aliza Becker Phone: (773) 267-0746 Fax (773) 478-5091 E-mail alzbec@interaccess.com
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