[asia-apec 887] URGENT ACTION ALERT from the Northern California Coalition for Immigrant Rights

[Anuradha Mittal]

 URGENT ACTION ALERT from the Northern California Coalition for Immigrant Rights



   Our brothers and sisters in Central America need your help!

Urgent efforts to help the Hurricane Mitch victims continue.
Because of this Hurricane;  almost 10,000 people were killed, more than
10,000 disappeared and more than 2 million displaced. The Central
American Relief Aid (CARA) is a Bay Area collaborative sponsored by
community agencies, and Immigrant Rights groups.



        Relief for Central Americans in the U. S.!

        The Clinton Administration will be deciding whether to grant
Temporary Protected Status -TPS- to nationals from Honduras, Nicaragua,
ElSalvador and Guatemala- countries affected by Hurricane Mitch. White
House staffers indicated last week that they are reviewing options
including granting TPS for 6 months, with the understanding that some
countries impacted (Honduras and Nicaragua were noted) may need, and
thus would be candidates for, an extension of TPS. As of today, the
Administration is waiting to hear from their embassies about conditions
in the four countries. Based on this evaluation, the Department of State
will make a recommendation, and the decision will be made by the
Attorney General.

        Please call the White House and Justice Department urging the
Administration to grant TPS for eighteen months to Honduras, Nicaragua,
El Salvador and Guatemala. At the White House, please contact Scott
Busby of the National Security Council (202/456-9141) and Maria
Echaveste, Deputy Chief Staff (202/456-1690). At the Justice Department,
contact Eric Holder, Deputy Attorney General (202/514-2101), James
Costello, Associate Deputy Attorney General (202/514-3392), and Wilfredo
Ferrer in the Attorney General's office (202/514-2407).

        You may also sign on to a letter we are sending on behalf of
Northern California organizations by providing us with the following
information (by Friday, November 13, 5:00pm):

        Organization name ___________________________ Contact person
_________________

        Address
__________________________________________________________________
                  (No. & Street)        (Suite No.)        (City)
(State)             (Zip Code)

        Tel. No. _________________  Fax No. __________________  e-mail
________________


        For further information, please contact Edwin Rodriguez: (415)
243-8215, ext. 313

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Anuradha Mittal
Policy Director
Institute for Food and Development Policy - Food First
398 60th Street, Oakland, CA 94618
Phone: (510) 654-4400  Fax: (510) 654-4551
http://www.foodfirst.org