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America was indebted to immigration for her settlement and prosperity. That part of America which had encouraged them most had advanced most rapidly in population, agriculture and the arts.

 

- President James Madison

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Support S.815/H.R.1870 to end the widow penalty

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Current:9,036
Goal:10,000

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Number of recipients

Current:573
Goal:535

We are 100% of the way to reaching 535 recipients

Marlin Coats didn’t hesitate to jump in the water to try to save two drowning teens caught in a riptide at San Francisco Beach Park. He lost his life that Mother’s Day in 2006, but because of his heroism those two teenagers survived. So why is the U.S. now responding to Coats’ ultimate sacrifice by deporting his wife Jacqueline Coats? And she is not the only one – widows of U.S. contractors killed in Iraq, Border Patrol Officers, victims of drunk drivers, and more.

Today, USCIS is deporting the widows of American citizens, automatically and without exception, where the death of the American spouse occurred before lengthy administrative visa processing could be completed. This practice is an injustice; even a grade school child knows this is wrong.

Send a letter to your Senator or Congressperson now and tell them to enact legislation to end the widow penalty.