Immigrants’ List Petitions Chertoff

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                               

July 17, 2007                                                             

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Immigrants' List Petitions Chertoff

 Sends 10,000 signature petition calling for acceptance of I-485 Adjustment of Status Filings

 
WASHINGTON, DC - Today Immigrants' List, the bipartisan PAC dedicated to meaningful immigration reform, sent a 10,000 signature petition to Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff.  The petition was in response to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services decision to reject applications to adjust status (I-485) filings.

"We are calling on Secretary Chertoff to accept the I-485 adjustment of status filings," said Executive Director Drew Seman.  "Doing so is a step towards restoring fairness to our broken immigration system."

Immigrants' List launched the petition on the evening of Thursday, July 12^th.  The petition is viewable online at http://www.immigrantslist.org/Chertoff .

"The signature rate has been increasing exponentially since the launch of the petition," said Seman.  "We collected over 4,500 signatures yesterday alone and expect the signatures to continue to pour in until Secretary Chertoff, the Department of Homeland Security, and USCIS act on this matter.

Immigrants' List is a bipartisan political action committee dedicated to meaningful immigration reform.  Founded in October of 2006, Immigrants' List works for meaningful immigration reform in the United States, including relief to divided families, earned citizenship for undocumented workers, increased employment-based visa numbers and restoration of due process and judicial review.  Please visit www.immigrantslist.org for more information.