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Lobby Day 2014A Webinar
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Matt Newell-ChingDeputy Director of Organizing
Western Region
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As God’s hands and feet of the world, we work toward a beloved community
in which every person has an equal opportunity to thrive.
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Those who profess to favor freedom and yet depreciate agitation, are people who want crops without
ploughing the ground; they want rain without thunder and lightning; they
want the ocean without the roar of its many waters. The struggle may be a
moral one, or it may be a physical one, or it may be both. But it must be a
struggle.
Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.
-Frederick Douglass
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• Lobby Day Overview• Our Asks• U.S. Food Aid Reform• Comprehensive Immigration
Reform• Tips for a successful visit• Additional Tips/Resources
Today’s Agenda
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• 7:30 am – Registration and Breakfast• 8:30 am – Lobby Day Briefing • 10:45 am – Regional Caucusing• Lunch, Buses to Capitol Hill
Lobby Day Schedule
Buses to Capitol Hill
Walk to Senate Buildings (.5 mi)
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• 7:30 am – Registration and Breakfast• 8:30 am – Lobby Day Briefing • 10:45 am – Regional Caucusing• Lunch, Buses to Capitol Hill• 1-5 pm – House and Senate Visits• 5-8 pm – Closing reception, worship, and sharing
Lobby Day Schedule
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Smart, simple reforms can make U.S. food-aid policies more effective in helping hungry and malnourished families.
Food Aid Reform
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Cargo preference restrictions increase the percentage of food that must be transported abroad on American ships, resulting in up to 2 million fewer people in need of lifesaving emergency food aid being reached.
Food Aid Reform
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More flexibility for interventions such as local and regional purchase of food, food vouchers or cash transfers can feed more people, save money and allow for faster & more effective response.
Food Aid Reform
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BREAKING: New Senate billOur ask: Senators: Co-sponsor the Food For Peace Act of 2014
Food Aid Reform
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Amelia KeganDeputy Director of
Government Relations
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• About 1/3 of undocumented immigrants live in poverty
• In some undocumented immigrant communities, more than half of the population live with food insecurity
• 94% of unauthorized immigrant men are in the labor force, 9 percentage points higher than U.S.-born men
• Legalization and citizenship could increase immigrants’ earnings by 13% or higher
Immigration Reform is a Hunger Issue
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• S. 744/H.R.15:• Path to citizenship after 13 years and $2,000 fine• Expedited path for DREAMers and agricultural
workers
• H.R. 2278: SAFE Act• Very harsh border security bill
• H.R. 1773: Agricultural Guestworker Act; H.R. 2131: Skills Visas Act; H.R. 1772: Legal Workforce Act
• Low-skilled workers, DREAMers, legalization bills not yet introduced in the House
The Legislative Situation
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• Poverty and lack of economic opportunities are key factors in the decision to migrate
• We need development strategies that provide employment opportunities and sustainable livelihoods for their citizens
• Immigration reform should include a re-examination of the ways in which U.S. trade and development assistance policies can better contribute to sustainable development in migrant sending countries
Immigration Reform & International Development Policies
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• Be on time and patient.
• Be Clear, Be Brief, Be Gone.
• Tell Them a Story.
• NOT EXPECTED TO BE AN EXPERT!!!
Lobby Day Tips
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• Decide on the main points you want to make.
• Look for opportunities to say THANK YOU.
• Aim for a balanced conversation.
Lobby Day Tips
See You Next Tuesday!
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