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Protecting family unity and ensuring our public policies address the concerns of immigrant families.

As part of MomsRising’s mission to advocate for economic security for all families living in the United States, we have reached out to our million members and developed education campaigns to build public will for fair treatment of immigrant children, mothers and families. Our intent is to further a constructive national dialog on reforming our country’s immigration policies so that they reflect our values as a nation and allow for all families to contribute to our culture and economy.

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) means everything to me. I’m a TPS holder, my family has TPS, my father, mother and sisters. TPS allows us to be with our families. If TPS ends, parents will be sent back to their countries and kids would be here alone. Most TPS families don't have other family to...Read more
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Immigration

Stand Up For Families Detained In Berks: COVID19 Action

03/16/20
Are you familiar with the Berks County Detention Center? It is one of three family prisons in the country holding immigrant families. Babies as young as two weeks old have been held there, with families spending two weeks to two years in this unlawful prison. Incarcerating families is not immoral...
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Linda Stone
"Don't Gaslight Me"
Families & The Federal Budget Immigration Politics & Policy

Top #5Actions of the Past Week: February 22, 2020

02/22/20
Last week we asked supporters to contribute to help us fight the lies , and we struck a chord. Our campaign triggered attacks: We had to report a threatening phone call that targeted Gloria and Kristin . One thing is clear - moms and families are sick and tired of the lies and disinformation coming...
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Nate White
"Don't Gaslight Me"
Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Immigration Paid Family Leave

Get your “Don’t Gaslight Me” button!

02/17/20
We’ve all heard the story about six-year-old George Washington chopping down his father’s cherry tree, and not being able to lie about it. And, of course, Abraham Lincoln was known as “ Honest Abe .” This Presidents’ Day, as we remember previous Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, we...
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Gloria Pan
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Immigration

Everything you Need to Know about Public Charge in 2020

01/30/20
What’s happening? On January 27, 2020, after being blocked by lower courts, the United States Supreme Court temporarily set aside the preliminary injunctions that prevented DHS’ public charge rule from taking effect, making it more difficult for low-income immigrants seeking to come to or trying to...
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Xochitl Oseguera
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Immigration

We’re all in for immigrant justice. Join us.

12/24/19
This year we dealt a big blow to the private prison industry — and we couldn’t have done it without MomsRising supporters like you. Working with the powerful Families Belong Together coalition, the MomsRising community won the commitment of Wells Fargo Bank, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America,...
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Donna Norton
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2019 Year In Review: MOMentum Wins!

12/15/19
From start to finish, 2019 has been a year of rip-roaring, unstoppable, joyful MOMentum! Just to name a few of the major wins we accomplished together this year: MomsRising leads a coalition that won commitments from major national and regional banks to quit financing private prisons, including the...
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Anita Sarah Jackson

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Raise your voice to Shut Down Berks!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/6910/?source=action">Raise your voice to Shut Down Berks!</a>

Tell Governor Wolf that COVID-19 makes shutting down the Berks Family Detention Center more urgent than ever.

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Raise your voice to Shut Down Berks!

Stop separating babies from their families!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/10963/?source=action">Stop separating babies from their families!</a>

Tell Congress to hold the Trump Administration accountable!

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We cannot separate babies from their families!

Wells Fargo - Stop Financing Pain For Corporate Gain!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/7819/?source=action">Wells Fargo - Stop Financing Pain For Corporate Gain!</a>

Urge WellsFargo to stop supporting the for-profit detention system by halting their loans to CoreCivic and GEO Group, two large publicly traded private prison corporations.

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Wells Fargo - Stop Financing Pain For Corporate Gain!

Reunite Every Child

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/9365/?source=action">Reunite Every Child</a>

Tell Congress and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen to #KeepFamiliesTogether!

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Reunite Every Child

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