Civil Rights and Religious Liberties

Outlook 2006: Congress to Look at Immigration Reform, Domestic Spying and Voting Rights

In this election year, immigration promises to be a primary issue on the platform of the candidates for the White House, Congress and state offices. The question of more border patrols and enforcement will top the agenda. Other immigration concerns will be the guest worker programs, education of undocumented immigrant children, and citizenship of babies born of undocumented persons.  [Read more]

For programmatic information on these issues, go to:

• Racial Ethnic Ministries
• Immigrant Groups Ministries
• Black Congregational Enhancement

Quarterly Bulletins

• Immigration Bills Could Split Families
  (2nd quarter, 2006)
• Immigration: In Christ There Is No East or West, In Him No North or South
  (2nd quarter, 2006)
• Domestic Spying and PATRIOT Act Reauthorization
  (1st quarter, 2006)
• A Tribute to Rosa Parks
  (4th quarter, 2005)
• Disaster Relief and Immigrants: General Assembly Statements
  (4th quarter, 2005)
• Toward a Comprehensive Immigration Policy
  (September-October 2005 Washington Report)
• Judicial Nominations — Choosing Strong yet Unbiased Judges
  (July-August Washington Report)
• The Voting Rights Act of 1965, Revisited
  (3rd quarter, 2005)
• Tightening Security: Will the REAL I.D. Act Help?
  (1st quarter, 2005)
• Electioneering Is Almost Over
  (September-October 2004 Washington Report)
• Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care
  (4th quarter, 2004)
• Covering Crimes Based on Gender, Sexual Orientation, Disability
  (3rd quarter, 2004)
• The PATRIOT Act: Limiting the Damage to Civil Rights
  (May-June Washington Report)
• The AgJOBS Bill: Compromise Legislation Could Help Bring Justice to Farmworkers
  (2nd quarter, 2004)
• Security on the Mexican Border: Oppose Increases for Border Security Funding
  (March-April 2004 Washington Report)
• Privatization of Prisons
  (January-February Washington Report)
• Examining President Bush's Proposed Guestworker Program
  (1st quarter, 2004)
• 2003 Wrap-Up
  (November-December Washington Report)
• Post 9-11, U.S. Still Struggling to Balance Security Needs and Civil Rights
  (4th quarter, 2003)
• Helping the Children of Undocumented Immigrants
  (September/October 2003 Washington Report)
• Security vs. Civil Liberties: Hearings Show Congressional Concern for DOJ Policies
  (July - August Washington Report)
• Are We Ready to Close the Border?
  (May/June 2003 Washington Report)
• Kennedy Sponsors New Hate Crimes Bill
  (3rd quarter, 2003)
• Stop Allowing Juvenile Executions
  (March/April 2003 Washington Report)
• Homeland Security – The Patriots Act II
  (2nd quarter, 2003)
• Judicial Nominations - Choosing Strong Yet Unbiased Judges
  (1st quarter, 2003)

Bulletin Archive

Actions

• Stop Attacks on Immigrants
  (Action Alert - January 10, 2006)
• Oppose Civil Liberties Limitations in PATRIOT Act Reauthorization
  (Action Alert - January 10, 2006)
• Oppose Anti-Immigrant Attacks Now
  (Action Alert - December 12, 2005)
• Support Temporary Protected Status for Guatemalans
  (Action Alert - November 3, 2005)
• Don’t Restrict Low-Income Voter Rights
  (Action Alert - October 25, 2005)
• In Solidarity: Urge White House and Congress to Pass “Secure America”
  (Action Alert - September 20, 2005)
• Protect the Minority, Protect the Filibuster
  (Action Alert - April 26, 2005)
• Ask Your Senator to Vote Against the Real ID Act
  (Action Alert - April 5, 2005)
• Support Scott Amendment to HR 27 to Restore Civil Rights Protections
  (Action Alert - February 24, 2005)
  
• Stop Congress from Rolling Back Key Civil Rights Protections
  (Action Alert - February 10, 2005)
• Ask for Temporary Protected Status for Haitians Currently in the U.S.
  (Action Alert - October 8, 2004)
• Concerns Raised about Nominee for Attorney General
  (Action Alert - January 5, 2004)
  
• Support the Election Reform Legislation Now in Conference Committee
  (Action Alert - September 16, 2002)
• Stop Discrimination Against Haitian Asylum Seekers
  (Action Alert - April 23, 2002)
• Ask Congree to Restore Due Process in Immigration
  (Action Alert - March 18, 2002)
• Ask Your Members of Congress To Carefully Review the Immigration Provisions in the "Anti-Terrorism Act 2001." Urge Them to Allow Clear Standards of Evidence and Judicial Review
  (Action Alert - October 2, 2001)
• Help Save a Life: Support Legal Competence in Capital Cases, and a Moratorium on Federal Executions
  (Action Alert-- June 6, 2001)
• Urgent Action on Hate Crimes Legislation
  (Action Alert - October 9, 2000)
• Special Action Alert on Gun Control Bills
  (Action Alert - March 11, 2000)
• Juvenile Justice Bill
  (Action Alert - October 12, 1999)
• Fairness for Legal Immigrants
  (Action Alert - July 28, 1999)
• Proposed Gun Amendments to the Juvenile Justice Bill
  (Action Alert - May 20, 1999)
• Urge Senate to Oppose Harmful Juvenile Justice Bill
  (Action Alert - May 12, 1999)

• Religious Liberty, the Establishment Clause, and the Separation of Church and State
  (Sign-on letter - December 20, 2005)
• Faith Leaders Question Need for Death Penalty
  (Sign-on letter - December 10, 2005)
• Stop Anti-Advocacy Language Directed at Nonprofits
  (Sign-on letter - November 18, 2005)
• Oppose Death Penalty Provisions in Patriot Acts
  (Sign-on letter - November 8, 2005)
• The Second Chance Act
  (Sign-on letter - November 2, 2005)
  
• Don’t Disqualify Non-Profits from the Affordable Housing Fund
  (Sign-on letter - October 24, 2005)
  
• Urge Senators to Advance the House Version of Hate Crimes Amendment
  (Sign-on letter - October 20, 2005)
  
• Ensure Fairness in Federal Relief Efforts after Hurricane Katrina
  (Sign-on letter - October 20, 2005)
  
• Oppose Voter Restrictions in GSE Bill
  (Sign-on letter - October 19, 2005)
  
• Don’t Restrict Ability of Citizens to Engage in Democratic Process
  (Sign-on letter - October 19, 2005)
• Support Comprehensive Immigration Reform
  (Sign-on letter – October 14, 2005)
• Rebuild the Public Education Infrastructure
  (Sign-on letter – October 5, 2005)
• Support the Hate Crimes Bill, S 1145
  (Sign-on letter – September 22, 2005)
• Uphold "Advise and Consent" Process
  (Sign-on letter — July 1, 2005)
• Support Scott Amendment for Civil Rights Protections in HR 27
  (Sign-on letter — February 8, 2005)
• Stop Internet Gambling
  (Sign-on letter — November 16, 2004)
• Don’t Add Privacy Provisions from HR 10 onto S 2845
  (Sign-on Letter — October 15, 2004)
• Include Local Law Enforcement Provisions in Department of Defense Bill
  (Sign-on letter — September 22, 2004)
• Support a Strong Bill (S 627) Against Internet Gambling
  (Sign-on letter — September 2, 2004)
• Support S 627 — Against Internet Gambling
  (Sign-on letter — August 15, 2004)
• Ask Senators and Representatives to Support the Civil Liberties Restoration Act
  (Sign-on letter — June 16, 2004)
• Oppose For-Profit Private Prisons in the U.S.
  (Sign-on letter — May 5, 2004)
• Oppose Santorum Amendment to Promote Religious Discrimination
  (Sign-on letter — March 30, 2004)
• Include Increases for Migration and Refugee Assistance in the 2005 Foreign Ops Appropriations Bill
  (Sign-on letter — March 29, 2004)
• Co-sponsor the End Racial Profiling Act
  (Sign-on letter — February 25, 2004)
• Help Prisoners Re-enter Society
  (Sign-on letter — March 5, 2004)
• Religious Organizations Oppose New Threats to Civil LIberties
  (Sign-on letter — October 30, 2003)
• National Runaway Prevention Month
  (Sign-on letter - September 2003)
• Prosecution of Asylum Seekers
  (Sign-on letter -- July 23, 2003)
• Thank You for supporting Immigration Health Improvement
  (Sign-on letter - June 20, 2003)
• End the Use of Hollow Point Bullets
  (Sign-on letter - June 3, 2003)
• Support Oregon Religious Freedom Act
  (Sign-on letter - May 27, 2003)
• School Vouchers Are Not Viable for D.C. Students
  (Sign-on letter - May 9, 2003)
• Support the Prison Rape Reduction Act
  (Sign-on letter - April 18, 2003)
• Support the DREAM Act for the U.S. - raised Children of Immigrants
  (Sign-on letter April 10, 2003)
• Ask DHS to Not Seek Information about Immigration Status of Witnesses
  (Sign-on letter April 1, 2003)
• Reauthorize the 1994 Ban on Assault Weapons
  (Sign-on letter April 21, 2003)
• Oppose Limiting Legal Rights of Gun Violence Victims
  (Sign-on letter April 2,2003)
• Oppose the Domestic Security Enhancement Act
  (Sign-on letter March 17,2003)
• Stop Vouchers for Special Education
  (Sign-on letter March 13,2003)
• Oppose "Houses of Worship Speech Restoration Act"
  (Sign-on letter February 28,2003)
• Stop Profiling of Mosques by the FBI
  (Sign-on letter February 28,2003)
• Oppose Tax Subsidy for Private School Tuition
  (Sign-on letter February 11,2003)
• Special Registration Program
  (Sign-on letter January 13, 2003)
• Improve Gun Background Checks
  (Sign-on letter - November 12, 2002)
• Oppose Internet Gambling
  (Sign-on letter - September 6, 2002)
• Immigration and Driver's Licenses
  (Sign-on letter - May 24, 2002)
• Universal Basic Education
  (Sign-on letter - April 3, 2002)
• Juvenile Justice
  (Sign-on letter - March 29, 2002)
• National Immigration Forum
  (Sign-on letter - December 14, 2001)
• Reauthorize ESEA
  (Sign-on letter - November 29, 2001)
• Istook Amendment Is Unneeded
  (Sign-on letter - November 28, 2001)
• Support Strong Election Reform Legislation
  (Sign-on letter - November 26, 2001)
• Well-Being of Detainees and Immigrants
  (Sign-on letter - November 20, 2001)
• Leave No Child Behind
  (Sign-on letter - November 12, 2001)
• Reconsider Charitable Choice Provisions
  (Sign-on letter - October 19, 2001)
• Civil Liberty Concerns in Terrorist
  (Sign-on letter - October 2, 2001)

Other Publications

• Outlook for 2005
• Outlook for 2004
• Outlook for 2003
• Outlook for 2002