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      • The U.S. Senate
      • Sen. Thomas Carper (DE)
      • Sen. Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
      • Sen. Robert Menendez (NJ)
      • Sen. Benjamin Cardin (MD)
      • Sen. Barbara Mikulski (MD)
      • Sen. Charles Schumer (NY)
      • Sen. Ted Kaufman (DE)
      • Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (NY)
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    Witness for Peace Mid-Atlantic
About this Petition Petition Letter

To fight for justice and peace in the Americas today means to take a stand for immigrants' rights -- to oppose racist "Secure" Communities, 287(g) programs, Arizona's SB1070, raids and deportations.

It also means to oppose the US trade policies that force migration in the first place. The TRADE Act is one way of doing that -- it would put a moratorium on free trade agreements, and force the renegotiation of existing agreements. Right now we have 148 cosponsors in the House of Representatives, but it's vital that we get more sponsorship of the companion bill in the Senate. You can help us get there!

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Please Sponsor the TRADE Act (S.2821)

Greetings,

As a result of the North American Free Trade Agreement, unfair competition with U.S. agribusiness has bankrupted two million Mexican farmers, forcing them to abandon their farms. Manufacturing jobs meanwhile have waned: about 1/3 of the jobs that NAFTA shifted from the U.S. to Mexico have since moved elsewhere. Migration in the U.S., one remaining means of survival, has soared to over twice the pre-NAFTA rate. The link between "free trade" and forced migration is undeniable.

I urge you to take a more comprehensive approach to immigration by repealing the failed NAFTA model, which provokes forced migration, and replacing it with a justice-oriented model. Please start by co-sponsoring the TRADE Act (S.2821).

Sincerely,

[Your name]

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