Ahead of the upcoming US election, The Network has joined with over 500 clergy and leading Jewish organizations to sign on to a policy platform urging all candidates to reject xenophobia and take action in support of immigrants and refugees.
The organizations signing on to the policy platform with HIAS highlight the breadth of support across the Jewish community: Union for Reform Judaism, Rabbinical Assembly, National Council of Jewish Women, Jewish Council for Public Affairs, Central Conference of American Rabbis, Keshet, T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights, Bend the Arc: Jewish Action, Jewish World Watch, New York Jewish Agenda (NYJA), Reconstructing Judaism, Women of Reform Judaism, Rabbinical Assembly, and The Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies.
These groups and the hundreds of Jewish clergy members “call on all candidates to reject the politics of hatred and fear, to reject the impulse to seal our borders and turn on our own neighbors and community members.” They call for a number of commonsense policy steps including:
- The repeal of harmful policies that deny the right to asylum
- Investment in an effective asylum system that protects the rights of asylum seekers, while also addressing security issues at the border
- Expanded legal pathways to entry and residency in the U.S.
- A robust annual target number and arrival of resettled refugees through the United States Refugee Admissions Program
See The Network featured in the following press regarding the HIAS policy statement: