Thursday, June 25, 2009

Action alert: TODAY on anti-immigrant/anti-new citizen amendment in health care reform proposed by U.S. Senators

Hi all,
Hola a todos

We need your help to defeat an anti-immigrant amendment proposed by Senators Hatch (UT) and Enzi (WY) on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee (HELP). The amendment will bar new naturalized citizens for the first 5 years of their citizenship from access to programs in health equity initiatives and community health programs. For example, it could endanger children's access to school based health services. This is a dangerous attempt to create two classes of citizenship in America and it is unacceptable.

Hoy necesitamos su ayuda para defendernos de una propuesta anti-inmigrante de dos Senadores Republicanos Sen Hatch de Utah y Sen. Enzi de Wyoming en el comit de Salud, Educacin, Labor y Pensiones en el Senado Nacional. La propuesta impedir a los ciudadanos naturalizados de acudir a servicios y programas mdicos en sus primeros 5 anos de ciudadana. Por ejemplo, los nios podran perder su derecho de servicios de salud en la escuela. Este es un intento muy peligroso que podra crear dos clases de ciudadanos en este pas.

Please call Senator Chris Dodd (a leader of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension committee) of Connecticut @ 202-224-2823 TODAY.

Favor de llamar al Senador Dodd (un lder del Comit HELP en el Senado) de Connecticut a 202-224-2823 HOY!

Please call Sen. Dodd TODAY and tell him to OPPOSE the Hatch/Enzi amendment.
Llame a Sen. Dodd HOY y dgale que debe oponer la propuesta de Sen. Hatch y Enzi.
SAMPLE CALL:
"My name is_________ and I'm calling from___________. I want to tell Sen. Dodd to oppose the Enzi amendment which would bar naturalized citizens from accessing health services for their first five years of citizenship. We cannot allow health reform to be undermined by baseless attacks against immigrants. Our focus should be on enacting affordable, quality health care. Immigrants and new citizens are our friends, family members, co-workers, and neighbors--and are living and working in and contributing to our communities. Like everyone else, immigrants want the chance to pay their fair share for quality, affordable health care. "

EJEMPLO:
Mi nombre es_________ y estoy llamando desde_________. Quiero decirle a Sen. Dodd que opone la enmienda de Hatch/Enzi porque va a impedir el acceso a servicios mdicos para los ciudadanos naturalizados que lleven menos que 5 anos de ciudadana. No podemos dejar que la reforma de seguro medico se desve por ataques irrazonables en contra de los inmigrantes. Nuestro enfoque debe ser en pasar una reforma de seguro medico econmico y de calidad para todos. Inmigrantes y nuevos ciudadanos son nuestros amigos, familiares, compaeros y colegas y estn trabajando y contribuyendo a nuestra comunidad. Como todos, quieren la oportunidad de contribuir su parte justa por un seguro medico econmico y de alta calidad.

Thank you!
Sara Cullinane
Health Care Advocate
Facilitated Enrollment Program
Small Business United for Health Care
Make the Road New York
301 Grove St.
Brooklyn, NY 11237
718.418.7651 ext. 238 (tel)
718.418.9635 (fax)

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