While most of our lives have been dramatically impacted by COVID-19, our experiences and the threats we face are not all the same. COVID-19 has laid bare the structural inequities in our society, and these inequities have only worsened because of this pandemic. Immigrant communities have been hit especially hard. OneAmerica leaders are organizing to pass both state and federal policies …
Click here for PDF of Letter April 20, 2020 Dear Governor Inslee, Majority Leader Billig, and Speaker Jinkins: We are writing to ask you to take urgently needed action to ensure the health and stability of Washington’s immigrant community. While the coronavirus pandemic has impacted us all, undocumented immigrants are uniquely at risk. Undocumented immigrants and their families are completely …
The COVID-19 Pandemic has laid bare the structural inequities that have only worsened as a result of this crisis. This moment calls on us to go all in for all of us – immigrants, refugees and the OneAmerica family. As a united force, we must protect everyone’s well-being and lay the groundwork for bold reforms that move us towards a …
UPDATED 10/16/2020: In the week of 10/12 the Supreme Court ruled in favor for the Trump Administration to end Census outreach early. The Census closed on October 15th. There is so much at stake that we all have to participate in the 2020 Census and make our voices heard. The deadline to complete the Census is October 31st! Click here …
If you weren’t able to join us- find the recording of our live event here! Every single day immigrants are being the COVID-19 heroes we need right now, and it’s up to us to make sure we have their back. Join us on April 9th at 6pm for a live-streamed performance by singer-songwriter Diana Gameros, and learn how OneAmerica and …
Join us by supporting OneAmerica for GiveBIG 2020! Thanks to a generous donor, the first $10,000 raised will be matched. Our campaign will be kicking off on April 24th and will last through May 6th (GiveBIG Day). OneAmerica has had to pivot both our fundraising efforts and our work on the ground due to the coronavirus pandemic. It was already a critical year for immigrant and refugee communities. Now …
We are living in an unprecedented and unpredictable cultural moment. We’ll only get through it by coming together. This moment calls on us to go all in for all of us. Our families and neighborhoods are stronger, safer and healthier when we come together and take care of each other in moments of crisis. We’ve compiled a list of resources in …
March 12th was the end of Washington State’s legislative session and we have a lot to celebrate! Hundreds of OneAmerica leaders, allies and people like you made our voices heard in Olympia, and our legislators listened. OneAmerica leaders headed down to Olympia on January 29th to speak with their legislators about issues that directly impact their communities. Read on to …
SEATTLE, Washington — On Monday, January 27, the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to make it more difficult for low-income immigrants seeking to come to or trying to remain legally in the United States. The Protecting Immigrant Families – Washington coalition condemns the so-called “public charge” rule, which would effectively impose an income test on …
OneAmerica, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) and Yakima County voters Evangelina “Bengie” Aguilar, Candy “Dulce” Gutierrez, Rogelio Montes, and Susan Soto Palmer submitted a letter to the Yakima County Commission on January 16, 2020, serving notice that the current system of electing candidates to the Yakima County Commission dilutes the votes of Latinos in Yakima County and denies the Latino community …
