Support the No Ban Act

[rydra_wong]

The ACLU, NILC and HIAS have all e-mailed to tell me to contact my representatives about this; since I'm a citizen of the wrong country for that, I pass it over to you lot. *g*

Summary from HIAS:

The No Ban Act will repeal all versions of the Muslim Ban authorized through executive order over the past two years, and will amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit discrimination based on religion. Additionally, it will limit the broad executive authority that allowed the refugee and asylum bans by implementing stricter implementation requirements and greater congressional oversight.

NILC e-mail form with template: https://p2a.co/r7F0uhh
ACLU: https://action.aclu.org/petition/repeal-trumps-anti-immigrant-bans

As we all know, paper letters are more effective than e-communication and phone calls count for a lot, so do whatever you've got the spoons for.

Comments

[notasupervillain]

I'm in the wrong country too but one thing I'm curious about - how much better is paper/phone than email? Does that still hold strong?

[rydra_wong]

As I understand it, the rule of thumb is that representatives will tend to gauge how much of a shit you give about something by how much effort you've put into contacting them about it.

Therefore, the five seconds it takes to click on an online petition doesn't count for a lot, for example, whereas actually composing your own letter and posting it counts for a lot.

[notasupervillain]

I write an original email... But I suppose I should try posting letters. I don't think my courage is to to phone conversations!