ADVOCACY
PIC’s mission centers on advocating for pro-immigrant and pro-refugee policies at the local, state, and federal levels. PIC member organizations come together to choose the organization’s issue and campaign priorities. These priorities guide PIC’s choices on what policies to focus on and what campaigns to support.
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Building Immigrant Power,
Winning Welcoming Policies
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In 2024, PIC and PIC members set the following priorities:​
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State Level Education: Deeper education to state elected leaders on the positive impacts immigrants have on the state's population growth and economy, and the need for statewide welcoming policies.
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Language Access: Draft a statewide language access bill for Pennsylvania's election systems.
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Civic Engagement: Run voter registration, voter education and get out the vote drives to new citizens.
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Federal Accountability: Hold national and state federal elected leaders accountable for anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies; advocate for humane immigration policies.
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ICE resistance: End the ICE contracts at the four regional detention centers; Moshannon, Pike, Clinton and Elizabeth detention center.
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Narrative Change: Throughout all priorities, intentional narrative work that celebrates the immigrant community and combats anti-immigrant rhetoric.
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PIC also monitors proposals targeting immigrant and refugee communities at the local, state, and federal level and coordinates collective defense to ensure that these proposals do not become law.
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