Your Voice Matters!

We are called by faith to welcome our neighbor, and we implore you to join us to use our voices for our neighbors in their time of great need. Refugee resettlement is a legal, safe, and secure pathway to immigration. Those coming through the refugee resettlement program have been fully vetted through numerous security screenings and measures to ensure they are safe to enter the United States. LSS-SW asks you to join with us to reach out to your policymakers to ask that refugee resettlement be reinstated so we can continue to help those fleeing persecution and threats to their safety.

"Hi. I'm a member of ______ congregation in Congressman/Senator _____ district and I urge the Congressman/Senator to ask Secretary Rubio to rescind the stop work order preventing refugee resettlement agencies from serving the people who are already here in the US. I care about this issue because ______ "

 Or you can see below for a letter template to mail or email.

• Click here for a letter template you can edit.

• Click here for a list of Congressional email contacts.

• Don't know your district? Click here and find out by entering your address into the search engine.

• We ask you call on the Trump administration to immediately rescind the refugee ban. You can reach the Trump administration directly by calling 423-540-5105.

Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest is a nonpartisan organization. We do not endorse, support, or oppose any political party or candidate for public office. Our focus is always on the people and communities we serve, and we work with leaders, partners, and neighbors from across the political spectrum to meet needs and build stronger communities. When we speak on public policy, we speak only on issues that affect our mission and the people we serve. We never speak on behalf of any party or candidate. Staff, volunteers, and board members are free to hold and share their own political views. When they do, we ask them to make clear that those views are their own and not the views of LSS-SW. By keeping personal views separate from our work, we protect the trust our community places in us.