Deficit Negotiations Place Immigrants in Danger

From the National Immigration Law Center:

President Obama and Congressional Leadership are seeking a sweeping agreement on the debt limit and deficit. Critical safety-net programs for low and middle-income immigrant and native-born families are on the chopping block. 

These federal programs provide critical services, including food, health care and income support  that working families cannot afford to lose. Low-income families, including those that include immigrants, need these services most during an economic downturn. Eliminating funding for these programs is an assault on all vulnerable populations, including immigrants, at the expense of giving tax breaks to the wealthy and corporations.  The truth is: we’ll all feel it.  The proposed budget cuts will decimate programs and take us a giant step backward in our effort to create a more just society.

WE — and our friends and families — MUST ACT NOW.

Click here to submit a message to the White House. Tell President Obama and Vice President Biden that they must protect low-income programs in the negotiations to reduce the deficit. Insist on fair increases in revenues to prevent reckless cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, food stamps, and other essential services.

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