LIRS Releases Comprehensive Immigration Reform Mythbuster

WASHINGTON, July 31, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS)  today releases its Comprehensive Immigration Reform Mythbuster, a unique infographic resource that arms advocates with the truth about reform's social and economic benefits, while debunking the most widely propagated misinformation. 

"The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Mythbuster comes at an absolutely critical time," said LIRS President and CEO Linda Hartke. "We can't let the immigration reform debate be hijacked by propaganda or myths. At this moment in our nation's history, perhaps more than at any other time, it's clear that our nation's future and economic well-being hinges on our welcoming of New Americans."

"The facts are clear: Our immigration system is not working, and it's time we enact fair and humane immigration reform that keeps families united and protects refugees and other vulnerable migrants," said LIRS Director for Advocacy Brittney Nystrom. "The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Mythbuster makes the clear case that immigration reform with a roadmap to citizenship is the right thing to do for migrants and refugees and the right choice for our nation's lawmakers."

"Congress's August recess is a pivotal time for immigration reform," said Nystrom. "Armed with this new Comprehensive Immigration Reform Mythbuster, we all need to make our Members of Congress understand why immigration reform is critical for our nation's families, communities, and economy."

The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Mythbuster is the latest installment in an LIRS series that debunks myths about everything from human trafficking to refugee resettlement. The Mythbuster, downloadable here in poster form, is uniquely formatted to convey facts online or in print.

LIRS is grateful to the Center for American Progress and the American Immigration Council for helping to ensure the accuracy of the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Mythbuster. The Mythbuster also cites the excellent research of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the National Immigration Law Center, the Migration Policy Institute, the Alliance for Citizenship, and the Immigration Policy Center.

For a closer look at aspects of immigration reform legislation dealing with the roadmap to citizenship, humane enforcement of immigration laws, preservation of family unity, protection of vulnerable migrants, and provisions for workers, see LIRS's in-depth analyses. For the latest on the legislative process on Capitol Hill, see the LIRS blog series "Immigration Reform 2013: The Update."

LIRS is nationally recognized for advocating on behalf of refugees, asylum seekers, unaccompanied children, immigrants in detention, families fractured by migration and other vulnerable populations, and for serving migrants through 60 grassroots legal and social service partners across the United States.

Press Contact: Jon Pattee
(202) 591-5778, [email protected]

SOURCE Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service

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