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Saturday, April 29, 2006 - Citizenship Mega Workshop
with Congressman Luis Gutierrez
| What: Citizenship Workshop |
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Where: Chicago Southside,
St. Pius Church, 1901 S. Ashland, Chicago, IL
When: Sat., April 29, from 8am-2pm
Questions? Call (312) 666-3882
For a listing of more workshops visit
www.newamericans-il.org |
YOUR CHANCES OF CITIZENSHIP ARE THREATENED – ATTEND A
CITIZEN WORKSHOP NOW
HR
4437 (Sensenbrenner bill)
The US House
of Representatives has passed HR 4437, a bill sponsored by Rep. Sensenbrenner,
that could turn many immigrants, as well as their relatives, neighbors,
coworkers, and friends, into criminals. Helping an undocumented immigrant stay
or travel in the US would become a federal crime. The grounds for deportation
would become much broader—even offenses for which an immigrant long ago served
his sentence, and which were not deportable offenses back then, could be used to
deport him. In addition, local police would be forced to become immigration
agents, so even a traffic stop could lead to deportation.
Get your
citizenship now so you can fight against these
changes!
Citizenship
test
US Citizenship
and Immigration Services (USCIS) has been working on changes to the citizenship
test. This would put citizenship out of reach for people who may already have
trouble learning the test or who are struggling with English.
Become a
citizen now before the test gets more
difficult!
Fees
It now costs
$400 to file for citizenship—back in 1998, it cost only $95. The fee goes up
automatically every October based on inflation.
Apply now before the fees go up
again!
Electronic
filing
USCIS is
proposing a new electronic filing system for all immigration applications,
including those for citizenship. This system would require that anyone filling
out an application must pay $100 to set up an account with USCIS, and fill out a
19-page form that asks detailed questions regarding criminal history, moral
character, past and present marriages, and other personal information.
Electronic filing will make filing for citizenship much more expensive,
intrusive, and burdensome.
File now before this system gets put in place!
Please contact the office at
312.506.0070 to find out if you are currently eligible to apply for citizenship
and for more information on what documents you must bring to the workshop.
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