Tell Congress to Protect Vulnerable Youth and Religious Workers
Let them know that it is time to pass the Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act. This legislation is much needed, and your voice will allow the work to move forward.
Throughout the United States, many migrant children are having to live in limbo due to the visa backlog. This has and is creating great harm for the security and protection of children, as well as for religious workers, who are protected under the same rules and subjected to the same backlog.
Our Methodist heritage calls for us as a church to stand with and advocate for a system that keeps people safe and together in the communities they love and that love them. The book of resolutions speaks to this when it affirms the dignity of creation, regardless of origin or journey (2016 Book of Resolutions, #3281).
This why we urge you to use this form to contact Congress and let them know that it is time to pass the Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act, which would exempt special immigrant juvenile status (SIJS youth) from EB-4 visa caps and release visas for religious workers supporting vital work in our community. This legislation is much needed, and your voice will allow the work to move forward.
