JOIN US FOR IWC 10TH ANNIVERSARY ADVOCACY CONFERENCE
IWC, founded in 2014, will celebrate its 10th anniversary this year. As part of the celebration, IWC will be co-hosting with Texas IMPACT an informational and training conference focused on…
TAKE 5 TO TELL PRES. BIDEN YOU OPPOSE HIS EXECUTIVE ACTION IMPOSING ASYLUM LIMITS
(Photo Credit: Raimond Spekking, Newsletter of the European Union) This Take 5 is adapted from a Facebook post by the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights. Recently, the Biden Administration…
TAKE 5 – WRITE LETTERS TO SUPPORT THE MIGRANT RESOURCE CENTER
Migrants walk in a line to a van outside the Migrant Resource Center on San Pedro Avenue.Photo Credit: Jerry Lara/San Antonio Express-News This past April, the lone Republican on the…
TAKE 5 – SEND A LETTER TO CONGRESS IN SUPPORT OF HR 1325
Image by Rawpixel.com on Freepix.com The U.S. is currently amid a severe labor shortage. Many articles (such as this and this) argue that immigration is part of the solution. Meanwhile, asylum seekers must wait…
tAKE 5 – EDUCATE YOURSELF ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE AND MIGRATION
Education is critical to a functioning democracy. This week, we urge you to Take 5 minutes to understand how complex changes in climate and politics affect migration. Your understanding and…
TAKE 5 – EDUCATE YOURSELF ON THE ISSUES
It seems every day there is a new piece of legislation or issue to tackle. Please take some time to educate yourself on these issues. A good place to start…
ASK YOUR CLERGY OR FAITH-BASED GROUP TO SUPPORT ANNUNCIATION HOUSE BY SIGNING SOLIDARITY LETTER
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is using the full power of the law to shutter Annunciation House, a faith-based nonprofit from El Paso that has been helping migrants on the…
IWC AT THE TEXAS CAPITAL
(From left to right) IWC representatives to Legislative Event 2024 – Rebecca Flores, Dre Rodriguez and Tori Salas. Thank you Texas Impact and United Women in Faith for coordinating the…
TAKE 5 – WHAT IS YOUR MOST POWERFUL TOOL FOR ADVOCACY?
Despite all our efforts, Texas legislators recently passed some of the harshest anti-immigrant legislation in recent history (Lawsuits challenging these bills are pending.) The only real solution for the humanitarian crisis…
TAKE 5 – WE’RE SENDING FORTH TINY RIPPLES OF HOPE
“Each time a [hu]man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, [they send] forth a tiny ripple of hope…”…