Comprehensive Immigration Reform Letter Organizational Endorsement Campaign

Organizational Endorsement Campaign

Dear Korean American Community Leaders:

I hope you all had a good holiday.

As you may know after elections, prospects for comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) was back on the table under the new 110th Congress, set to begin on January 4th. CIR is a broad subject matter. And for those not following closely this subject can be foreign so I don't want to assume everyone knows exactly what I am talking about; but to be sure, all of us, especially Koreans have been and will be affected by changes in U.S. Immigration policy. To be more direct, throughout American history the U.S. government has passed many laws on immigration which affected how and when migrants and immigrants could enter and settle in this country. Case in point: the Immigration and Nationality Act amendments of 1965 abolished the national-origin quotas that had been in place in the U.S. since the Immigration Act of 1924. Based upon these factors, it can be said that one of the 1965 act's largest effects was to permit immigration to the United States from Asia and Africa, which had previously been severely restricted.

An annual limitation of 170,000 visas was established for immigrants from Eastern Hemisphere countries with no more than 20,000 per country. However, the number of family reunification visas was unlimited, and quickly led to chain immigration. The intention of family reunification visas, was to end the separation of U.S. citizens from their families. Korean Americans benefited from this provision and allowed for Koreans communities to develop in the U.S. The immigration and Nationality Act was a sweeping piece of legislation that forever shaped this nation's future.

We are again at another historical crossroad where another Immigration bill might be considered and passed.

The Fair Immigration Reform Movement is seeking organizational endorsements for the letter below. Please see below for more information on FIRM and affiliated national and regional organizations. The purpose of this letter is to announce as clearly as possible our principles for Comprehensive Immigration Reform. FIRM plans to submit this letter to the incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and hold a press conference announcing this letter on January 4, coinciding with the opening of the 110th Congress. Not unlike when the civil rights movement affected the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, we as a Korean American community are in a position to advocate immigration policy that is just, humane and sensible for immigrant communities across the board.

If your organization would like to sign on to this letter, please send the name of the organization, name of the main contact person and contact information to me by Monday January 9th 12 EST. I'd would be happy to sign your group on.

If you have any questions, feel free to call me.

Thank You,

Jaewan Lee
Director of Immigrant Rights Project
National Korean American Service and Education Consortium (NAKASEC)
900 S. Crenshaw Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90019
v: 323-937-3703 ext. 206
f: 323-937-3753
email: jwlee [at] nakasec.org
web: www.nakasec.org

FIRM Comprehensive Immigration Reform Letter

January 10, 2007

The Honorable Nancy PelosiThe Honorable Harry Reid
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Dear Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Reid:

As an alliance of our country’s leading immigrant rights coalitions, organizations and allies, we thank you for all your hard work over the course of the 109th Congress to secure comprehensive immigration reform. 2006 has been a pivotal year in advocating and organizing for truly just and humane immigration reform legislation. It is a year that is marked by the historic mobilization of immigrants and their supporters throughout the nation followed by the unprecedented increase in the civic participation of immigrant voters.

This year we look to the 110th Congress presenting new opportunities to pass immigration reform legislation that contain the following elements:

1)Clean, inclusive, earned legalization – including the DREAM Act and AgJOBS Bill – that is not tiered, serves all currently residing undocumented immigrants, does not include any retroactive exclusion provisions, and that does not exclude persons with outstanding deportation orders or persons who have committed document fraud
2)Family reunification and an end to backlogs
3)Job training resources for low-income, native born workers so the entire workforce benefits from immigration reform
4)Clear separation of authority between federal and local law enforcement
5)Any worker visa program must provide strong worker protections that include the right to change jobs and the opportunity to gain US citizenship
6)Strengthen the enforcement of existing labor laws regardless of immigration status, including additional funds to the Department of Labor to enforce wage and hour laws. Until complete accuracy of data is ensured and safeguards are in place preventing discrimination and abuse, the use of SSA no match letters or other employment verification should be prohibited. Employers should not be a proxy for immigration enforcement nor should employment verification systems be used in order to take adverse job actions where there is a labor dispute
7)Facilitation of immigrant integration through increased resources for English as a Second Language classes, naturalization and legal services, rolling back increases in application fees and simplifying the application process for naturalization
8)Ensure civil rights and due process for all immigrants, and restore judicial and administrative discretion
9)Through immigration law reform and improvements in the management of the immigration system, decrease the need for mass detention, detention centers and detention beds. Where detention is deemed necessary, keep detainees as close to families and legal representation as possible, defend against indefinite detention, support parole of detainees, codify detention standards and post 9/11 detention issues of reforming material witness laws, develop alternatives to detention, and establish clear oversight authority that includes community participation to ensure due process, civil and human rights standards are met
10)Mechanisms for accountability that halt the escalation of militarization on the border, end the senseless death of people trying to cross, incorporate broader training for enforcement officials, reduce violence from smugglers against migrants and border residents, and protect fragile ecosystems along the border
11)Restore the number of refugees that enter the United States to pre 9-11 levels

As comprehensive immigration reform legislation is drafted in the months ahead, we look forward to working with your offices to make sure the rights and opportunities of all immigrants are guaranteed.

Our organizations and allies are committed to implementing a field strategy that amplifies the voice of the community in support of the principles above.

Sincerely,

Center for Community Change
Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM)

Endorsing Organizations

Organization
Asociación Salvadoreña de Alabama - Alabama
Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama - Alabama
Arizona Coalition for Migrant Rights - Arizona
5.18 People’s Uprising Commemoration Committee - California
African Community Resource Center - California
Antioch Korean Christian Community Church - California
Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California (APALC) - California
Asian Pacific Coalition (University of California-Los Angeles) - California
Asian Pacific Islander Americans for Fair Immigration Reform (Southern California) - California
Asian Pacific Student Association, Loyola Marymount University - California
Chinatown Service Center - California
Church of Peace (PCUSA) - California
Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice of California - California
Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles - California
Colombianos en Acción - California
Dolores Mission Church - California
Enlace - California
Global Exchange - California
Good Friend Mission - California
Good News Presbyterian Church of San Francisco (PCUSA) - California
HanNuRi Korean American Cultural Troupe - California
Illegality Preventive Christian Connection - California
Immigrant Legal Resource Center - California
Justice Overcoming Boundaries/Gamaliel Foundation - California
Khmer Girls in Action (KGA) - California
KOA Dance Federation - California
Korean Alliance for Peace and Justice - California
Korean Dry Cleaners - Laundry Association of Southern California - California
Korean Resource Center (KRC) - California
Korean Senior Citizen Mutual Club - California
Korean Westminster Presbyterian Church - California
Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance - California
Legal Services for Children - California
National Korean American Service and Education Consortium (NAKASEC) - California
Orange County Asian and Pacific Islander Community Alliance - California
Proyector Pastoral at Dolores Mission - California
South Bay Ko-Am Senior Center, Inc - California
University of Southern California, Asian Pacific American Student Assembly - California
Ye Jin church - California
Young Koreans United (YKU) of Los Angeles - California
Young Koreans United (YKU) of USA - California
Basil Doc’s Pizza, LLC - Colorado
Centro Humanitario Para Los Trabajadores - Colorado
Colorado Democratic Latino Initiative - Colorado
Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition - Colorado
Colorado Progressive Action - Colorado
Colorado Progressive Coalition - Colorado
Confianza-an Association of Latino Ministers - Colorado
Dignity through Dialogue and Education - Colorado
El Centro AMISTAD - Colorado
Free A Child - Colorado
Latin American Research and Service Agency - Colorado
Los Pobres, Inc. - Colorado
Padres/Jovenes Unidos - Colorado
Rights for All People - Colorado
SLV Immigrant Resource Center - Colorado
Junta for Progressive Action - Connecticut
United Action Connecticut/Gamaliel Foundation - Connecticut
African Resource Center - District of Columbia
National Capital Immigrant Coalition - District of Columbia
American Friends Service Committee, Florida - Florida
C.O.D.I. Centro de Orientacion al Immigrante - Florida
Farmworker Association of Florida - Florida
Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center - Florida
Florida Immigration Coalition - Florida
For The Children, Inc - Florida
Guatemalan Unity Information Agency - Florida
People Acting for Communities Together - Florida
Unite for Dignity - Florida
ABLE/Gamaliel Foundation - Georgia
Atlanta Chapter of American Immigration Lawyers Association - Georgia
Coalicion de Lideres Latinos-CHILA - Georgia
Korean-American Association of Greater Atlanta (KAAGA) - Georgia
Korean-American Information Technology Professionals Association (KATPA) - Georgia
LULAC Georgia Housing Commission - Georgia
Faith Action for Community Equity - Hawaii
Idaho Community Action Network - Idaho
Alliance of Filipinos for Immigrant Rights and Empowerment - Illinois
Asian American Institute - Illinois
Chicago Irish Immigrant Support - Illinois
Chinese American Service League - Illinois
Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago - Illinois
Council on American Islamic Relations - Chicago - Illinois
Dominican Literacy Center - Illinois
East Central Illinois Refugee Mutual Assistance Center - Illinois
Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago - Illinois
Hamdard Center for Health and Human Services - Illinois
Hanul Family Alliance - Illinois
Holy Family Church Immigration Services - Illinois
Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health - Illinois
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights - Illinois
Immigration Project - Illinois
Interfaith Leadership Project - Illinois
Jewish Council on Urban Affairs - Illinois
Korean American Community Services - Illinois
Korean American Community Services - Illinois
Korean American Resource and Cultural Center - Illinois
Korean American Women In Need - Illinois
Latin Americans United - Illinois
Latino Organization of the Southwest of Chicago - Illinois
Logan Square Neighborhood Association - Illinois
Office of Hispanic Catholics - Vicariate 1 - Illinois
Organization of the NorthEast - Illinois
Pilsen Neighbors Community Council/Gamaliel Foundation - Illinois
Polish American Association - Illinois
Sierra Leone Community Association of Chicago - Illinois
South Suburban Action Conference/Gamaliel Foundation - Illinois
The Immigration Project - Illinois
The Southwest Organizing Project - Illinois
United African Organization - Illinois
Gloria Mendez, Farmers Insurance - Iowa
La Bilingue, LLC - Iowa
National Catholic Rural Life Conference - Iowa
Network Against Human Trafficking - Iowa
Quad Cities Interfaith/Gamaliel Foundation - Iowa
Sky Mortgage - Iowa
Southwest Iowa Latino Resource - Iowa
St. Mary Hispanic Ministry in Marshallton - Iowa
United for the Dignity and Safety of Immigrants - Iowa
Hispanos Unidos Northeast Wichita Chapter - Kansas
Hispanos Unidos Southwest Kansas Chapter - Kansas
Hispanos Unidos Wichita Chapter - Kansas
MORE2/Gamaliel Foundation - Kansas
Peace and Social Justice Center of South Central Kansas - Kansas
Sunflower Community Action - Kansas
Kentucky Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform - Kentucky
Lexington Hispanic Association - Kentucky
Maxwell Street Legal Clinic - Kentucky
Centro Latino Maine - Maine
Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project - Maine
Main Council of Churches - Maine
Maine Civil Liberties Union - Maine
Maine Civil Liberties Union - Maine
Maine Council of Churches - Maine
Maine Immigrant Rights Coalition - Maine
Maine People’s Alliance - Maine
Mano en Mano (Hand in Hand) - Maine
NAACP Portland Branch - Maine
Casa of Maryland, Inc. - Maryland
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service - Maryland
St. Matthew Church, Immigration/Detention Committee - Maryland
Agencia ALPHA - Massachusetts
American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts - Massachusetts
Anti-Displacement Center - Massachusetts
Audrey M. Robert - International Institute of Boston - Massachusetts
Berkshire Immigrant Center - Massachusetts
Bishop Filipe C. Teixeira, OFSJC - Massachusetts
Brazilian Immigrant Center - Massachusetts
Brazilian Women’s Group - Massachusetts
Center for Haitian American Civic Rights, INC - Massachusetts
Centro Presente - Massachusetts
Christian Church New Life - Massachusetts
Community Action Agency of Somerville - Massachusetts
Community Economic Development Center of Southeastern Massachusetts - Massachusetts
Diocese of Saint Francis of Assisi, CCA - Massachusetts
Doctors for Global Health - Massachusetts
Dominican Development Center Massachusetts - Massachusetts
East Boston Ecumenical Community Council - Massachusetts
El Comite Centroamericano de Emergencia en Massachusetts (CCEMA) - Massachusetts
Guatemala Solidarity Committee Boston - Massachusetts
Immigrant Assistance Center - Massachusetts
Immigrant Information Center - Massachusetts
Immigration Pastoral Center, Inc. - Massachusetts
Irish Immigration Center Boston - Massachusetts
Jewish Vocational Services of Boston - Massachusetts
Latinos Unidos en Massachusetts - Massachusetts
Lowell Community Health Center - Massachusetts
LULAC Metrowest Massachusetts - Massachusetts
Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers - Massachusetts
Massachusetts Asian & Pacific Islanders for Health - Massachusetts
Massachusetts Coalition for Occupation, Safety and Health (MassCOSH) - Massachusetts
Massachusetts Communities Action Network - Massachusetts
Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition - Massachusetts
Massachusetts Jobs with Justice - Massachusetts
MassVOTE, the Massachusetts Voter Education Network - Massachusetts
Northeast Action - Massachusetts
Office of Boston City Councilor Felix Arroyo - Massachusetts
One Lowell - Massachusetts
Proyecto Hondureno - Massachusetts
Roca, INC - Massachusetts
Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield - Massachusetts
The Frosina Information Network - Massachusetts
Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services - Michigan
MI Voice Michigan/Gamaliel Foundation - Michigan
Michigan Organizing Project - Michigan
MOSES/Gamaliel Foundation - Michigan
Hispanic Ministry Leadership Team, Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis - Minnesota
ISAIAH/Gamaliel Foundation - Minnesota
Korean Quarterly - Minnesota
Metropolitan Congregations United/Gamaliel Foundation - Missouri
Montana People’s Action - Montana
Center for Service and Justice, Creighton University - Nebraska
El Centro de las Americas - Nebraska
Justice for Our Neighbors - Nebraska
Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest - Nebraska
Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada - Nevada
New Hampshire Immigrant Rights Task Force - New Hampshire
African Services Committee - New York
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee New York Chapter - New York
Arab American Association of New York - New York
ARISE/Gamaliel Foundation - New York
Greater New York Labor-Religion Coalition - New York
Jews for Racial and Economic Justice - New York
Long Island Immigrant Alliance - New York
Long Island Organizing Network/Gamaliel Foundation - New York
New York Immigration Coalition - New York
Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights - New York
NYC AIDS Housing Network - New York
Talat Hamdani - New York
The Workmen’s Circle/Arbeter Ring - New York
YKASEC - Empowering the Korean American Community - New York
North Carolina Latino Coalition - North Carolina
CAUSA - Oregon
Latinos Unidos Siempre - Oregon
Oregon Action - Oregon
Oregon Farmworker Ministries - Oregon
Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste - Oregon
Rural Organizing Project - Oregon
Salem-Keizer Coalition for Equality - Oregon
A Day Without An Immigrant (PA, NJ, DE) - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition - Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Interfaith Impact Network/Gamaliel Foundation - Pennsylvania
The Shalom Center - Pennsylvania
Korean Americans for Just Immigration Reform (KAJIR) - Pennsylvania
Korean Alliance for Peace & Justice - Philadelphia chapter - Pennsylvania
International Institute of Rhode Island - Rhode Island
Coalition for New South Carolinians - South Carolina
Asociacion Latina of Tennessee - Tennessee
Conexion Americas - Tennessee
El Crucero (Latino Newspaper in Nashville) - Tennessee
Mid-South Interfaith Network for Economic Justice - Tennessee
Race Relations Center of East Tennessee, Inc. - Tennessee
Shelby County Mayor on Hispanic Affairs - Tennessee
Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition - Tennessee
Workers Defense Project - Texas
Boat People SOS - Virginia
Empower Hampton Roads/Gamaliel Foundation - Virginia
Tenants and Workers Support Committee - Virginia
Asian Counseling and Referral Services (ACRS) - Washington
Asian Pacific Islander Coalition of Washington State - Washington
Hate Free Zone - Washington
Indo Chinese Cultural and Service Center - Washington
Korean Women’s Association of Washington State - Washington
Northwest Immigrant Rights Project - Washington
Washington Community Action Network - Washington
Club San Sebastian - Wisconsin
ESTER/Gamaliel Foundation - Wisconsin
Federacion de Oaxaquenos del Medio Oeste - Wisconsin
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin - Wisconsin
JOB/Gamaliel Foundation - Wisconsin
JOSHUA/Gamaliel Foundation - Wisconsin
Milwaukee Interfaith Coalition Allied for Hope/Gamaliel Foundation - Wisconsin
Peace Action Wisconsin - Wisconsin
The Interfaith Coalition for Worker Justice of South Central Wisconsin - Wisconsin
Voces de la Frontera - Wisconsin
WISDOM/Gamaliel Foundation - Wisconsin

Regional/National Organizations
Northwest Federation of Community Organizations (NWFCO) - Regional
American Families United - National
Breakthrough: Building Human Rights Culture - National
Center for Community Change - National
Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM) - National
Gamaliel Foundation - National
National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum - National
National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development - National
National Council of Jewish Women - National
National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) - National
National Immigrant Solidarity Network - National
National Korean American Service and Education Consortium (NAKASEC) - National
National Network for Arab American Communities - National
South Asian American Leaders of Tomorrow (SAALT) - National
Southeast Asian Resource Action Center (SEARAC) - National
United Methodist Church, General Board of Church and Society - National
UniteFamilies.org - National
Workers’ Centers Network, Interfaith Worker Justice - National

Individuals
Dr. Richard Moreno - Colorado
Carmela G. Alden - Iowa
Marty Deputy - Kentucky

About FIRM

The Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM), is led by low-income immigrant and non-immigrant grassroots community organizations working for immigration reform and immigrant rights. The coalition consists of organizing networks, statewide immigrant rights coalitions, and faith-based and low-income groups. FIRM also works in partnership with national organizations.

Members of the Organizing Committee :
American Friends Service Committee - Project Voice
Association for Communities Organizing for Reform Now
CAUSA/PCUN
Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles
Direct Action & Research Training Network
Gamaliel FoundationIllinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights
Immigrant Rights Network of Iowa and Nebraska
Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition
Michigan Organizing Project
National Korean American Service & Education Consortium
New York Immigration Coalition
Northwest Federation of Community Organizations/
Idaho Community Action Network
People Acting for Communities Together
Sunflower Community Action
Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition
Voces de la Frontera

National Organizations
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund [NY]
Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance [DC]
Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now
Center for Community Change [DC]
Center for Third World Organizing [CA]
Congressional Progressive Caucus
Direct Action and Research Training Center
Dumoraonan USA
Gamaliel Foundation
National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum [DC]
National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development [DC]
National Council of La Raza [DC]
National Immigration Law Center [DC]
National Korean American Service and Education Consortium [CA]
National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium [DC]
Salvadoran American National Network
The National Housing Law Project [DC]
The Praxis Project [DC]
United States Students Association [DC]

REGIONAL/STATE/LOCAL Organizations
A Regional Initiative Supporting Empowerment [NY]
Action L.A. [CA]
Alliance for Congregational Transformation [OH]
Alliance of Communities Transforming Syracuse [NY]
American City Vista [TX]
American Federation of Teachers Local 212 [WI]
Americans for Democratic Action [DC]
Amigoa Latinas for College [TX]
Anti-Displacement Project [MA]
Arizona ACORN
Asacacion Mexicana de Granite State [NH]
Ascension Lutheran Church [WI]
Aurora Area Religious Organized Network [IL]
Ayuda, Inc. [DC]
Baltimore Regional Initiative Developing Genuine Equality [MD]
Bastion, Inc. [TN]
Bayanihan Center Daly City [CA]
Border Action Network
California Immigrant Welfare Collaborative
California Partnership
California Reinvestment Coalition
Campesinos Unidos
Carlos Rosario Career Center [DC]
CASA of Maryland, Inc.
CAUSA [OR]
Center for Pan Asian Community Services, INC [GA]
Center for Seniors [IL]
Central American Legal Assistance [NY]
Central American Resource Center [CA]
Centro Campresino (MN) [MN]
Centro de Comunida y Justicia [ID]
Centro Latino [WA]
Centro Latino Americano [OR]
Christian Herald [CA]
Church Women United [DC]
Churches Allied for Community Improvement [MO]
Churches Committed to Community Concerns [MO]
Churches United in Community Action
Citizen Action Illinois
Citywide Hispanic Bilingual Bicultural Advisory Committee [WI]
CLASE [AR]
Club San Sebastian de Oaxaca [WI]
Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles [CA]
Coalition of African, Asian, European and Latino Immigrants of Illinois
Coalition on Homelessness [CA]
Comite Pro Legalization Homestead [FL]
Committee of Human Rights for Undocumented Immigrants [CA]
Community Actively United for Social Equality [NH]
Community Union
Comprehensive Korean Self-Help Center [IL]
Congregational Action to Lift with Love [PA]
Congregations United to Serve Humanity [WI]
Council of Latino Agencies [DC]
Cristo Rey Lutheran Church [WI]
Council of Neighborhood Organizations
Crossing Boundaries/Building Bridges Youth Council [MI]
D.I.P.I. De Immigrantes Para Immigrantes [CA]
Educacion y Justicia Para la Raza [OR]
El Centro, Inc. [KS]
El Comite de Defensa de los Trabajadores of DC Emp
Empower Hampton Roads [VA]
Empowering the Korean American Community [NY]
Equality, Solidarity, Truth, Hope, Empowerment, Reform [WI]
Esperanza Hope [WI]
Esperanza Unida [WI]
Family Rights and Dignity [CA]
Farm worker Association of Florida Inc.
Farmworker y Housing Development Corporation [OR]
Feinstein Center [RI]
Filipino-American Association of Greater Columbia [SC]
Florida ACORN
Florida Immigrant Coalition
Friends in Faith Emporia [KS]
Gamaliel/ACORN Organizing Project in San Diego [CA]
Garinagu Empowerment Movement [CA]
Global Kids [NY]
Graphic Communications International Union 577M [WI]
Green Pastures Youth Center and Academy [CA]
Haitian American Youth of Tomorrow [FL]
Hate Free Zone [WA]
Hillsborough Organization for Progress & Equality [FL]
Highlander Research and Education Center [TN]
Hispanic Business & Professional Association [WI]
Hispanic Committee of Virginia
Hispanic Organizations for Latino Advancement [KS]
Hispanic Roundtable [WI]
Housing Rights, Inc. [CA]
Idaho Community Action Network (ICAN)
Idaho Human Rights Education Center
Idaho Women’s Network
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
Immigrant Rights Network of Iowa and Nebraska
Interfaith Alliance of Idaho
Interfaith Coalition for Equity and Justice
Interfaith Coalition for Immigrant Rights [CA]
Interfaith Coalition for Worker Right [WI]
Interfaith Federation [IN]
Interfaith Ministries [KS]
Interfaith Strategy for Advocacy and Action in the Community [MI]
Intermountain Fair Housing Council [DC]
ISAIAH [MN]
Joliet Area Churches Organized Body [IL]
Justice Organization Sharing Hope and United for Action [WI]
Justice Overcoming Borders (WI)
Korean American Apt. Representatives Association [IL]
Korean American Business Association [CA]
Korean American Chamber of Commerce [IL]
Korean American Community Services [IL]
Korean American Federation of LA [CA]
Korean American Human Service Coalition [IL]
Korean American Resource & Cultural Center [IL]
Korean American Senior Center [IL]
Korean American Seniors Association of Chicago [IL]
Korean American Women In Need [IL]
Korean Dry Cleaners & Laundry Association [CA]
Korean Resource Center [CA]
Korean Senior Citizen Mutual Club [CA]
Korean YWCA [IL]
Koreatown West Adams Public Safety Association [CA]
Koreatown Youth & Community Center [CA]
KwangBok Association USA [CA]
La Bilingie, LLC [IA]
La Comunidad, Inc. [MA]
La Esperanza [DE]
La Familia Senior Center [KS]
La Sagrada Familia/UMC [IN]
Labor Council for Latin American Advancement – Janesville [WI]
Labor Council for Latin American Advancement – Milwaukee [WI]
Latin American Integration Center [NY]
Latin American Youth Center [DC]
Latino Leadership, Inc. [FL]
Latino Students Organization [WI]
Latinos Unidos Siempre Youth Organization [OR]
Latino United for Change and Advancement [WI]
Latino Vote Project [AZ]
Latinos United of Carroll County, Inc. [GA]
Law Office of Antonio D. Bustamante, P.C. [AZ]
Local Union 24 (Asbestos Workers) [MD]
Lone Primitive Organization, Inc. [FL]
Los Angeles City Council, 13th District [CA]
Los Angeles Coalition to End Hunger & Homelessness [CA]
Love Primitive Organization, Inc. [FL]
Maine People's Alliance
Mano a Mano Family Center [OR]
Manos Unidas
Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy
MB International Haitian Refugee Center, Inc. [FL]
MECHA, UW-Madison Chapter [WI]
Mechanists Lodge 66 [WI]
Metro Organization for Racial and Economic Equity [MO]
Metropolitan Alliance of Congregations [IL]
Metropolitan Congregations United for St. Louis [MO]
Metropolitan Organizing Strategy for Enabling Strength [MI]
Michigan Organizing Project
Midwest Asian American Center [IL]
Milwaukee County Labor Council
Milwaukee Inner-city Congregations Allied for Hope
Mountainlands Community Housing [UT]
Mujeres Luchadoras Progresistas [OR]
Mujeres Unidas de Idaho
National Capital Immigration Coalition [DC]
National Farm Workers Service Center, Inc. [AZ]
National Immigrant Solidarity Network [CA]
New Mexico ACORN
New York City Aids Housing Network
New York Immigration Coalition
North Carolina Justice Center
Northeast Ohio Alliance for Hope
Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights [NY]
Northwest Federation of Community Organizations [WA]
Old Timers Foundation [CA]
Oregon Action
Orlando Action [FL]
Orlando Direct Action [FL]
Osacacion Mecicuna de Granite State [NH]
Pacific American Volunteer Association [CA]
Peace Action Coalition [WI]
Peace and Social Justice Center [KS]
People Acting for Communities Together [FL]
People's Rights International Solidarity Movement [CA]
Pequenos Empresarios Mexicanos de Wisconsin
Pilsen Neighbors Community Council [IL]
Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste (PCUN) [OR]
Pittsburgh Interfaith Impact Network [PA]
POWER [CA]
Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada
Quad Cities Interfaith [IA]
Racine Dominican Sisters [WI]
Racine Interfaith Coalition [WI]
Roberto Hernandez Center [WI]
Salem Kiezer Coalition for Equality [OR]
Services, Immigrant Rights & Education Network [CA]
Shenango Valley Initiative [PA]
Si Se Puede Idaho!
South Asian Network [CA]
South Carolina Pro-Immigrant Coalition
South Suburban Action Conference [IL]
South-Bay Korean American Senior Center [CA]
Southern California Korean Honam Friendship Association
Southside Organizing Committee [WI]
St Anthony Cares/Franciscan Center for Social Conc [MA]
Steel Workers of America United Local 1610 [WI]
Steel Workers of America United Local 3740 [WI]
Stay In School Family Resource [CA]
Stewards of Prophetic Hope in Action [WI]
Strategic Actions for a Just Economy [CA]
Student/Part Time Mesa Community College Employee [AZ]
Student Labor Action Council [WI]
Sunflower Community Action [KS]
Tenants’ and Workers’ Support Committee [VA]
Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights
Thai Community Development Center [CA]
The Amos Project, Inc. [OH]
The Ezekiel Project [MI]
The Jeremiah Project [MI]
The Jubilee Interfaith Organizing Project [NJ]
The Oakland Coalition of Congregations [CA]
United Action Connecticut
United Congregations of Metro-East [IL]
United Council [WI]
United Electrical Radio & Machine Workers [WI]
United Methodist Urban Ministries [KS]
United Steel Workers of America District #2 [WI]
US Chapter of Hankook Keun Woo Hoi [CA]
Voces de la Frontera – Milwaukee Chapter [WI]
Voces de la Frontera – Racine Chapter [WI]
Voces in Accion
Voz Hispana [OR]
Washington Association of Churches
Washington Citizens Action
Watts/Century Latino Organization [CA]
Wichita Hispanic Chamber of Commerce [KS]
Wisconsin Fair Trade Campaign [WI]
WISDOM [WI]
Workers’ Advocate [DC]
Young Christian Workers [WI]
Young Koreans United of Los Angeles [CA]
Youth Action [NM]
YKASEC-Empowering the Korean American Community [NY]

INDIVIDUAL
Henry Cisneros
Eric Garcetti (Los Angeles City Councilman)
Eric Mar (Commissioner, San Francisco Board of Education)

Thank you

Thank you for endorsing the letter. For any questions, please contact Yongho Kim, Immigrant Rights Project Coordinator at the Korean Resource Center at 323-937-3718 or yongho [at] krcla.org