In April, a bipartisan group of Senators introduced the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (S. 744) to address immigration reform. While the bill provides a road to citizenship for the 11 million individuals currently without status, it denies access to affordable health care and family economic supports to individuals who pass all the requirements for lawful status. As a result, these aspiring citizens must wait between 5 – 15 years before they can see a doctor or ensure their families are not hungry. These restrictions are harmful and costly in the short- and long-term as they deny aspiring citizens the opportunity to be healthy and fully integrate in their communities. Not only do these restrictions lack common sense, they are out of touch with the majority of Americans who support access to health care and economic supports for those on the road to citizenship – without any waiting periods.
We need your help to tell the Senate to SUPPORT access to health care and family economic supports for all, and OPPOSE further restrictions on aspiring citizens and their families.
Tweet your Senator by adding their Twitter Handle in the beginning of your Tweet
Example: @SenatorLeahy #15years w/o health access? Unacceptable! Vote YES 4 @maziehirono 12, 16 & 17 and fair treatment of all #newAmericans! #healthyCIR
Twitter Handles of Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee
Chair – Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) @SenatorLeahy
Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-CA) @SenFeinstein
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) @ChuckSchumer
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) @SenatorDurbin
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)@SenWhitehouse
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) @amyklobuchar
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) @alfranken
Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) @ChrisCoons
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CO) @SenBlumenthal
Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) @maziehirono
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IO) @ChuckGrassley
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) @OrrinHatch
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) @SenatorSessions
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) @LindseyGrahamSC
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) @JohnCornyn
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) @SenMikeLee
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) @tedcruz
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) @JeffFlake
Sample Tweets (Be sure to add the Senator’s Twitter Handles!)
15years w/o health access? Unacceptable! Vote YES @maziehirono 12, 16, 17 for #healthyCIR 4 #newAmericans
All #newAmericans deserve equality, opportunity, and health! Vote YES @maziehirono 12, 16, 17 for #healthyCIR
No family should have to wait #15years for health care and nutrition. Vote YES @maziehirono 12, 16, 17 for #healthyCIR
Access to health coverage is good for workers, families & economy! Vote YES @maziehirono 12, 16, 17 for #healthyCIR
It’s #15years 2 wait 4 health access is death sentence #4immigrantwomen w/ cervical cancer Vote YES Hirono 12, 16, 17! #healthyCIR
American enough 2 work but not 2 see a doctor?! Unacceptable! Vote YES @maziehirono 12, 16, & 17 #healthyCIR
A united family is a healthy family! Vote YES @Senator Leahy 8! #healthyCIR #newAmericans
The #newAmericans need to be healthy too! Vote NO @OrrinHatch 21, 23 @SenMikeLee 13 for #healthyCIR
The #newAmericans need to be healthy too! Vote NO @tedcruz 2 @JeffFlake 4 for #healthyCIR
Vote NO @SenatorSessions 10, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 43 for #healthyCIR 4 #newAmericans
No barriers 2 citizenship 4 #newAmericans and their families! Vote YES @maziehirono 12 @SenatorLeahy 8 #healthyCIR
No barriers 2 citizenship! Vote NO @SenMikeLee 6, 10, 11, 13 @ChuckGrassley 16 #healthyCIR 4 #newAmericans
No barriers 2 citizenship! Vote NO @OrrinHatch 5, 21, 22, 23, 24 @SenatorSessions 30, 31 for #healthyCIR 4 #newAmericans