FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Julian Teixeira
jteixeira@nclr.org
(202) 776-1812
Will urge Congress to ensure that immigration policies keep families together
This Thursday, March 14, 2013, Clarissa Martínez de Castro, Director of Immigration and Civic Engagement, NCLR (National Council of La Raza), will testify at the U.S. House Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security for a hearing on “The Separation of Nuclear Families under U.S. Immigration Law.”
Our country has recognized that family unity must be a core principle of our immigration policy. Keeping families together is a fundamental value and interest, and we must maintain this historic commitment. However, our broken immigration system hurts families who are kept apart by extraordinarily long wait times for visas, are excluded from the system or are torn apart by current enforcement practices. At the hearing, Ms. Martinez will address NCLR’s serious concerns about family separation, and the effect that it has on many communities and on our economy.
MEDIA ADVISORY
WHAT: House Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security hearing titled "The Separation of Nuclear Families under U.S. Immigration Law."
WHO: Clarissa Martínez de Castro, Director of Immigration and Civic Engagement, NCLR, and additional witnesses
WHEN: Thursday, March 14, 2013
1:30 p.m. EDT
WHERE: Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2237
Independence Avenue and South Capitol Street
Washington, DC 20003
Ms. Martínez de Castro will be available for interviews following the hearing. To schedule an interview opportunity, please contact Julian Teixeira, Director of Communications, NCLR, at jteixeira@nclr.org or (202) 776-1812.
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