Stand in Solidarity with Our Afghan Neighbors
It has been nearly two years since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the harrowing scenes as aircraft rushed to depart its capital city of Kabul. Afghan nationals have now been resettled in communities across the United States, many of whom served alongside U.S. servicemembers. They are in need of a legal pathway to real and lasting safety. They need the Afghan Adjustment Act.
As Bishop Mark Seitz, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Migration, said in a recent letter to Congress, the Afghan Adjustment Act’s “passage is a moral imperative for a country such as ours that embraces both freedom and the rule of law.”
Help answer Pope Francis’ call for us to “welcome, protect, promote, and integrate” these newcomers by completing this action alert in support of the Afghan Adjustment Act. You are invited to use this message to Congress created by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops to send to your congressperson:
Pass the Afghan Adjustment Act
As a Catholic and your constituent, I urge you to provide lasting safety and security to Afghans evacuated to the United States by passing the bipartisan Afghan Adjustment Act (S. 2327/H.R.4627). I agree with Bishop Mark Seitz, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Migration, that “its passage is a moral imperative for a country such as ours that embraces both freedom and the rule of law.”
The Afghan Adjustment Act is crucial for ensuring the full integration and participation in society of members of this population and preventing them from accruing unlawful presence in the United States after a herculean effort to resettle them. It would also expand and improve upon ongoing efforts to protect those still in Afghanistan whose lives hang in the balance. Moreover, this particular bill has been drafted by its cosponsors with an emphasis on public safety, accountability, and transparency.
Please work with your colleagues in Congress to pass the Afghan Adjustment Act without further delay.