We wish to extend our welcome to people from many countries seeking safe haven in the United States, including those already living and working here whose legal status causes them to fear for their safety and for the safety of their family.
We affirm the right of every person to earn a livelihood, to family unity and to physical and emotional safety. Informed by these beliefs, we determine that current U.S. immigration law disregards these rights for millions, many of whom are U.S. citizens, resulting in serious workplace abuse of undocumented immigrants, harmful family separation and widespread fear within the immigrant community.