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TIRRC Newsletter Sept 2009
TIRRC Newsletter Sept 2009
TIRRC Newsletter Sept 2009
Volume 1, Issue 2
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3 Reasons Immigrant
Creating a Advocates Should Attend
statewide Healthcare Town Halls
voice for It might seem odd for an immigrant
rights organization to write about
immigrants Healthcare Reform. However, the
and national debate on healthcare has
more to do with immigration issues
refugees than it might appear at first glance.
Here are three reasons that
immigrant advocates should engage
in the healthcare debate and turn out
to town hall meetings:
representative visit TIRRC’s website at
To find out how you can contact your
Congress. Some of the current reform next. That makes it all the
proposals would create artificial more critical that we demonstrate
barriers to healthcare for immigrants clearly to Rep. Gordon and the
that are here with documentation media that reasonable people can
(refugees, for example). We must make noise too!
ask Representative Gordon and our
other elected officials whether they 3. Because if Healthcare Fails,
would vote for a bill that would deny Immigration Reform Becomes
affordable healthcare to New More Difficult.
Americans.
The unfortunate reality is that
2. To Demonstrate that Most should Congress fail to pass
People Want Rational Dialogue! Healthcare Reform, they would be
Anyone following the news lately has less likely to take on other
probably witnessed their share of challenging issues like
unbelievable displays of irrationality immigration anytime soon. Pres.
and misinformation at these town Obama has repeatedly said that
halls. Whether it's people parading the order of issues he wants to
their firearms in public or protesters address is Healthcare followed by
calling for undocumented immigrants Energy and Immigration Reform.
to be shot in the head, the level of To keep the momentum rolling
discourse has reached an absolute towards comprehensive reform,
low-point. It's important that we show
we would be smart to lend our
Rep. Gordon that the vast majority of
his constituency is ready for a support now to the effort to
sensible debate. overhaul our healthcare system.
TIRRC September Newsletter 2009 Page 2 of 3
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elias@tnimmigrant.org
o: 615-833-0364 [ext. 104]
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and refugees
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