Participate in the League Immigration Study

The League of Women Voters is now conducting a national study on immigration aimed at helping communities understand the implications of immigration at the local, state, and federal level (what is a League study?). As part of this project, League members will explore the underlying values and principles regarding immigration, reasons for immigration, current federal immigration policy, and the impact of immigration in American society. The goal is to develop a position covering different immigration issues that will be used to lobby for changes in government policy. To achieve this, local chapters will form consensus on issues and pass that on to the national level. The national committee will then study those consensus forms and create a national position.

There will be two meetings in January 2008 devoted to forming our local consensus on the issues. Please choose a date and begin readying yourself for the meeting. Members need to prepare by learning about the issues involved with immigration. The LWVUS has provided us with some background papers to begin your study. There are eight papers. We will be sending a series of e-mails with the links to two papers per week. The first two papers are below. You can also read more about the League’s Immigration Study on the national League’s website.

1. Overview: Federal Immigration Policy and Proposed Reforms
2. Federal Immigration Policy: Enforcement Issues
   

Consensus Meeting Option 1
Thursday, January 10 6 to 9 pm
At the Home of Kristin Chu
Food will be provided

Membership Breakfast/Consensus Meeting Option 2
Saturday, January 12, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
At the Home of Marilyn Campbell
This is a breakfast reception accompanied by the Immigration Study program.

To RSVP, please contact the League office at (415) 989-8683 or lwvsf@lwvsf.org. Please do the same if you would like more information or are interested in helping with the Immigration Study. We appreciate your interest in immigration policy and look forward to hearing your views at one of the consensus meetings.