F********r
发帖数: 1748 | 1 www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
这个是所有参议员的链接，点进去就可以直接写message给他们。请务必提供自己的真
实地址和联系方式，否则恐怕适得其反。
相同的信可以发给一个州所有的议员（别忘记换Title)。好好地写一封信最多一个小时
就可以搞定。在这里猜测，埋怨，紧张都不如自己行动来得实际。
我已经给IN的两个参议员发了信。过段时间再联系众议员。
这次CIR过不了，下次就不知道要等到什么时候了，我们的影响力再怎么小也终归比没
有的好。 |
g******m
发帖数: 144 | 2 楼主能不能提供一个Sample Letter，这样大家可以提高效率。
Immigration Voice的印度兄弟已经开始总结需要修改的条款然后去Lobby议员了，现在
Bill的的很多条款都是他们去Lobby的。我们应该学习学习，完全同意楼主，在这里猜
测，埋怨，紧张都不如自己行动来得实际。 |
F********r
发帖数: 1748 | 3 应2楼要求提供的模板，要贬我写作能力的最好私信我或者另外开贴。在这里讨论只会
divert the main topic. 我在这里只是抛砖引玉而已。
如果大家有更好的模板请在这里跟帖发出，模板越多大家就可以各取所需也能避免重复
。先谢过。
Dear Senator XXX,
I'm writing to urge you to support the recently introduced immigration
reform bill, also known as the "Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and
Immigration Modernization Act of 2013".
I am an XXX Engineer working in XXX with an H1b visa and currently waiting
for my permanent residence status to be granted. As a law abiding, tax
paying resident with a graduate degree from a US university, I will still
have to wait approximately 5 to 7 years to obtain my green card. Meanwhile,
my permanent residence application will be voided immediately if there is
any change to my employment status.
The backlog of the legal immigration system for high skilled immigrants is
so terrible and ridiculously unfair that it is almost a "mission impossible"
for people to get a green card from certain countries (in my case, mainland
China).
Moreover, foreign individuals coming here seeking to start their own
businesses are also restricted by the current immigration system. One of my
friends is a licensed XXX in XXX. While she has all skills, experience and
financial capability needed to open a XXX in XXX, she cannot do so due to
the lacking of such a "start-up" visa category in the current immigration
system. Considering XXX has some of the most prestigious universities in the
U.S., I'm sure there are many talented, hard-working and ambitious foreign
students facing the same problem. And they could have created
tons of jobs here.
The "Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization
Act of 2013" can effectively address the issues mentioned above and even
more. Therefore I believe it will only benefit the people in XXX if this
bill can pass. I hereby request your important support of this bill.
Thank you for your time and considering my request.
Yours sincerely,
XXX |
l****a
发帖数: 129 | 4 这是我们校长给我们的新
Immigration Reform Reflects the American Dream
Colleagues and Students,
Last year, I had the opportunity to travel to China with a delegation from
the University of Kentucky to advance several partnerships growing between
UK's colleges and departments and universities and industries in a country
growing in economic importance.
One such partnership is between UK's Center for Applied Energy Research and
the world's largest power company. During a meeting with industry
representatives, we shared our exciting work in the development of clean
coal technology and discussed partnerships, the exchange of students, and
faculty collaboration as part of the US-China Clean Energy Research Center.
As we met, they described several multi-billion dollar research and
development investments in their country’s energy sector. In comparison,
the proposed Department of Energy’s FY2014 budget for fossil energy R&D was
just over $420 million, reflecting an approximate reduction of $82 million
over last year.
That stark reality underscores the competitive environment our country's
students face today and in the coming years as our economy continues to be
transformed by global forces.
We can't avoid it, nor should we try.
The changing landscape, in fact, demands more of the United States in
educating and preparing a well-educated work force -- one outfitted with the
skills necessary to compete and succeed in a global, multinational,
multifaceted economy.
We can no longer afford to focus only locally, we must broaden our scope.
But we can make changes here at home that will help ensure our
competitiveness, particularly in science and technology where advances are
occurring rapidly in ways that are shaping our economy in profound ways.
Last month, I joined the presidents of Cornell University, Arizona State
University, and Miami-Dade College in a letter calling on colleges and
universities across the country to voice support for a sensible solution for
the United States' broken immigration policy.
Today, some 75 institutions nationwide are joining together on National
Immigration Reform Day -- we are at the juncture of this important national
dialogue. Universities are responsible for educating the workforce that
creates jobs and fills employment ranks; and our graduate students, faculty
and staff reach transformative breakthroughs, write patents and invent new
technologies that fuel our economy.
In many ways, the existing, outmoded immigration policies – written nearly
a half-century ago – are hindering us in each of these endeavors.
Consider that a quarter of the Americans who have won a Nobel Prize have
been immigrants, and – in 2011 – more than three quarters of the patents
received by the top-10 US patent-producing universities listed an immigrant
inventor. Their innovations yield impressive economic growth for the United
States; between 1990 and 2000 these discoveries have contributed to growing
U.S. GDP by 2.4 percent, as reported by the Bureau of Economic Research.
In an economic context, 40 percent of all Fortune 500 companies were founded
by an immigrant or the child of an immigrant.
While on our campus, international students bring a cultural richness to the
university community; adding global perspectives to classroom discussions
and conversations in our residence halls before they graduate. At the same
time, international students and families had a net impact on the U.S. and
Kentucky economies of some $21 billion and $137 million, respectively, in
2011-12, according to the National Association of Foreign Student Advisors.
The data tell a compelling story – one that parallels with an American
Dream that inspired generations of immigrant entrepreneurs who traveled to
the United States in pursuit of a better life.
Yet, in an increasingly interdependent world – we are making it difficult
for immigrants to chart a promising path through education and, ultimately,
employment in the United States.
Our workforce needs, especially in STEM education, are growing, and at the
current rate of production, we will fall short of the necessary targets to
accelerate and sustain economic growth. Roughly half of post-baccalaureate
degrees awarded in STEM disciplines are to foreign-born students, but we
lack the common-sense immigration policies to keep these graduates in the
United States.
In short, we are preparing the brightest minds to lead the new global
economy and then watch as they return to another country hungry for their
entrepreneurial spirit – we’re competing against the students we educate.
As a nation of immigrants, we have an opportunity to seize our heritage and
find an alternative method for engaging a vibrant part of our global
community in our future. By choosing a path to sensible immigration reform,
not only can we help Kentucky become more competitive nationally, but we can
contribute to the overall global prosperity of the United States.
Eli Capilouto
President |
f****y
发帖数: 2196 | 5 谢谢lz的分享, 各位使用模板的时候希望尽量改一下, 每个议员收到相同的信件他们会
怎么想 |
b*****d
发帖数: 61690 | |
F********r
发帖数: 1748 | 7 这个是一定需要的。有时间有精力的最好自己重头写。这一个小时的时间在我看来很值
。想想CIR如果过了的话你能省多少心吧。
【在 f****y 的大作中提到】
: 谢谢lz的分享, 各位使用模板的时候希望尽量改一下, 每个议员收到相同的信件他们会
: 怎么想
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l**g
发帖数: 1914 | |
l**g
发帖数: 1914 | 9 I've written to Senate McCain and Flake (Arizona), since McCain is one of
the senator
'gang of eight', suppose he already supports the bill that he introduced.
so just congratulated him on the new bill. and hope that it will pass and be
signed into law
to benefit america. |
l****h
发帖数: 66 | 10 强烈支持。一堆人在板上说风凉话吵来吵去有什么用，有这个闲工夫不如做点自己力所
能及的事情。最烦一堆聒噪的人，每次顶贴发贴就一句，还是狗屁不通的风凉话。lz这
个提议应该多多相应！等我写完后来报道。 |
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l****l
发帖数: 3394 | 11 我记得有直接给senator发信的网站，过去一直用的，谁还记得link |
L********e
发帖数: 783 | |
l******o
发帖数: 270 | 13 Good point. I will draft an email to the senators from my state. |
l**g
发帖数: 1914 | 14 www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
see the 1st floor
【在 l****l 的大作中提到】
: 我记得有直接给senator发信的网站，过去一直用的，谁还记得link
|
l******o
发帖数: 270 | 15 晚上利用楼上的模板结合个人情况给本州两位共和党参议员去了信件。望积小流以成江
海，哪怕发挥一点作用也好。 |
k*b
发帖数: 1256 | 16 www.house.gov/representatives/find
把众议员也加上吧，这次过不过，共和党籍众议员至关重要。 |
k*b
发帖数: 1256 | |
l**g
发帖数: 1914 | |
w****c
发帖数: 514 | |
z****8
发帖数: 125 | 20 支持，已经在准备了，并且会发动身边的人一起。
另外我建议大家都和自己所在学校的中国学生会联系一下，让他们也写信。
这是对所有人都有利的一件事啊！ |
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l******n
发帖数: 272 | |
g*********0
发帖数: 70 | |
k*b
发帖数: 1256 | 23 尤其是如果自己的参议员是共和党籍的，一定要发，而且动员身边人多发。现在共和党
人犹豫不定，正是施加压力的好机会。 |
k*b
发帖数: 1256 | |
F********r
发帖数: 1748 | 25 呵呵。我连身边怕写信麻烦，但是支持Cir的亲戚朋友的都代劳了。
希望大家多多加油。反移民组织也在卯足了劲发动红脖子们给议员写信打电话。这次不
能再让他们得逞了。
【在 k*b 的大作中提到】
: 每日一顶
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k*b
发帖数: 1256 | 26 我也是。能发动多少就发动多少。
【在 F********r 的大作中提到】
: 呵呵。我连身边怕写信麻烦，但是支持Cir的亲戚朋友的都代劳了。
: 希望大家多多加油。反移民组织也在卯足了劲发动红脖子们给议员写信打电话。这次不
: 能再让他们得逞了。
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p***7
发帖数: 535 | |
p***7
发帖数: 535 | 28 I sent a letter to Senator Kirk in Illinois. |
F********r
发帖数: 1748 | 29 恳请版主将此贴再次置顶直至国会讨论结束。
还没有行动的同学请抓紧在参院投票之前写信。
我从来没有给议员打过电话，准备这周试试，回头再给大家汇报过程。希望更多同学跟
进。 |
s********c
发帖数: 367 | |
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f*****d
发帖数: 2726 | 31 怎么议员还分class? 是不是不管哪个class都写信啊？ |
m**x
发帖数: 8454 | |
w****r
发帖数: 15252 | |
b*****e
发帖数: 53215 | 34 你不说谁知道你是不是公民，你说你有个cousin有这种那种苦衷不就完了
【在 w****r 的大作中提到】
: 不是美国公民，人家鸟你？
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w****r
发帖数: 15252 | 35 那就是lie了
【在 b*****e 的大作中提到】
: 你不说谁知道你是不是公民，你说你有个cousin有这种那种苦衷不就完了
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p***7
发帖数: 535 | |
F********r
发帖数: 1748 | 37 联系议员不需要公民身份，只要你是那个州的居民。联系表格也不要求填你的移民身份。
只要你联系了就对他们有影响。
【在 w****r 的大作中提到】
: 不是美国公民，人家鸟你？
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j*******0
发帖数: 11 | |
F********r
发帖数: 1748 | |
t*****h
发帖数: 137 | |
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F********r
发帖数: 1748 | 41 John Boehner的联系方式：
http://www.speaker.gov/contact
看来此次CIR的成败全看这位仁兄了。刚刚给他发了信，主要是希望他能顶住那些反移
民政客的威胁。S.744 参院下周就要过了，大家都请开始准备给Boehner和众议员写信。
另外FYI，FWD.us号召所有人在6月27号，即参院投票的前一天给自己州的两个议员打电
话。因为那天是工作日，有条件能上班时候出来的同学也请支持下。我是准备躲自己车
里打了。 |
s********c
发帖数: 367 | 42 Thanks for sharing!
信。
【在 F********r 的大作中提到】
: John Boehner的联系方式：
: http://www.speaker.gov/contact
: 看来此次CIR的成败全看这位仁兄了。刚刚给他发了信，主要是希望他能顶住那些反移
: 民政客的威胁。S.744 参院下周就要过了，大家都请开始准备给Boehner和众议员写信。
: 另外FYI，FWD.us号召所有人在6月27号，即参院投票的前一天给自己州的两个议员打电
: 话。因为那天是工作日，有条件能上班时候出来的同学也请支持下。我是准备躲自己车
: 里打了。
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w********1
发帖数: 196 | 43 John Boehner 正好是我们选区的，今天给他写了份信，希望能对他有那么一点影响。 |
E****2
发帖数: 247 | 44 Thanks LZ. I Just sent. My personal opinion is we do not need to write long.
It is called 'share your story'.
Below is what I wrote.
Dear Senator xxx,
I am a Chinese and came to US in 2003. I got my Master Degree from a State
University, STEM major, in 2006 and started to work in companies in XXX
since 2007 with an H1b visa. I am currently waiting for my permanent
residence status to be granted. 10 years has passed.
Since H1b visa is employer dependent, each time I lost job, it was a
terrible experience as there is only 60 days grace period. That is: I must
find another job in 60 days; otherwise we should leave the country. But our
son is in middle/high school and his Chinese is not good at all. As for the
GC Perm process, employer-change will make the process start all over again.
There are numerous Chinese/Indian who are in the similar situation as me. We
study hard, work hard, and suffer hardship.
Share with all of you.
【在 F********r 的大作中提到】
: www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
: 这个是所有参议员的链接，点进去就可以直接写message给他们。请务必提供自己的真
: 实地址和联系方式，否则恐怕适得其反。
: 相同的信可以发给一个州所有的议员（别忘记换Title)。好好地写一封信最多一个小时
: 就可以搞定。在这里猜测，埋怨，紧张都不如自己行动来得实际。
: 我已经给IN的两个参议员发了信。过段时间再联系众议员。
: 这次CIR过不了，下次就不知道要等到什么时候了，我们的影响力再怎么小也终归比没
: 有的好。
|
s********c
发帖数: 367 | |
s********c
发帖数: 367 | |
D**3
发帖数: 88 | |
j****n
发帖数: 261 | 48 Please remember to leave your address in the end of the letter. For example,
Best regards,
XXX
XXX STREET,
City,STATE,ZIPCODE |
s********c
发帖数: 367 | 49 Good idea, better also say how many people in my family also in support of
the bill... Bluffing, not lying though
Same as to phone calls
example,
★ 发自iPhone App: ChineseWeb 7.8
★ 发自iPhone App: ChineseWeb 7.8
【在 j****n 的大作中提到】
: Please remember to leave your address in the end of the letter. For example,
: Best regards,
: XXX
: XXX STREET,
: City,STATE,ZIPCODE
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s********c
发帖数: 367 | |
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s********c
发帖数: 367 | |
B**X
发帖数: 73 | 52 请问一下，我是纽约州的，根据一楼的帖子
http://www.house.gov/representatives/
纽约州有27个议员，大概有6个是R的。我是不是主要EMAIL给他们就可以了。D可以不怎
么管了，因为我猜D多数都是支持的。
BTW,我看到wiki上面的
United States House of Representatives elections, 2012，
总共有435个members，其中234是R，201是D。HOUSE是多数票就可以通过了。那就是要
有218票或者以上就好办了？可是D已经有200票左右了，R不会连10几20票都争取不到吧
？为什么好像听起来很难？谢谢 |
f**u
发帖数: 2769 | 53 只有你自己选区的议员才会回复你的信件。
【在 B**X 的大作中提到】
: 请问一下，我是纽约州的，根据一楼的帖子
: http://www.house.gov/representatives/
: 纽约州有27个议员，大概有6个是R的。我是不是主要EMAIL给他们就可以了。D可以不怎
: 么管了，因为我猜D多数都是支持的。
: BTW,我看到wiki上面的
: United States House of Representatives elections, 2012，
: 总共有435个members，其中234是R，201是D。HOUSE是多数票就可以通过了。那就是要
: 有218票或者以上就好办了？可是D已经有200票左右了，R不会连10几20票都争取不到吧
: ？为什么好像听起来很难？谢谢
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s********c
发帖数: 367 | |
