Re: Please urge the President, your Senator and Congressman to Maintain the Refugee Resettlement Program [Pa Catholic Conference, 9/17/19]

On Sep 17, 2019 4:18 PM, PA Catholic Conference <advocate@pacatholic.org> wrote:

In this critical moment, the President is deciding the number of refugees that can be admitted into the United States. We urge you to let the President and Congress know of your strong support for ref

In this critical moment, the President is deciding the number of refugees that can be admitted into the United States. We urge you to let the President and Congress know of your strong support for refugees and resettlement. Please participate in and share with your networks the action alert supporting refugees and this statement of support from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. As September 30, 2019, (the end of the fiscal year) approaches, the Trump Administration is required to announce the Presidential Determination (PD) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020, which determines the number of refugees allowed to be admitted to the United States. The FY2019 PD was set at 30,000 refugees, the all-time-lowest number in the history of resettlement. Meanwhile, there are nearly 26 million refugees worldwide with 1.4 million needing resettlement. Despite the continued global need, some in the Trump Administration are reportedly calling to "zero out" the program for FY 2020. USCCB said that zeroing out the refugee program "would be contrary to America values." The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom registered their "alarm." The Senate and House have both introduced the Guaranteed Refugee Admissions Ceiling Enhancement Act, GRACE Act, S. 1088, H.R. 2146, which would set 95,000 as the minimum PD. As Catholics, we affirm the inherent dignity of every person and the ability of refugees to seek security and safety for themselves and family members. We continue to be deeply concerned that low admission numbers mean that refugees fleeing persecution are left in harms' way and that refugee families are left separated across the continents. For this reason, the U.S. Catholic Bishops urge you to express solidarity with refugees now in this moment of great need.   Click the link below to log in and send your message: https://www.votervoice.net/BroadcastLinks/pRXaoB-Vjxj4NC8zoWkcUA Find us on Follow us on Subscribe to To manage your alert preferences including the issues about which you'd like to receive alerts, click here