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Idaho Community Action Network Idaho Community Action Network Idaho Community Action Network Idaho Community Action Network Page 4 For more information and pictures about our campaigns please follow us on Idaho Community Action Network (ICAN) Trainings on Immigration On Saturday, January 14 at 5pm, an immigration presentation took place at the ICAN office. Fernando Mejia, AJS and ICAN organizer talked to a group of 50 people about the recent immigration announcement made by the Obama administration. Two immigration lawyers, Chris Christensen and Patrick Taurel from Andrade Legal also participated at the event and answered several questions from the audience. Under current law, undocumented immigrants have to leave the United States and apply for a waiver to lessen the 3-year to 10-year bar they face before they can re-enter the country. Often, the process to obtain a waiver can take months or even years, meaning families have to endure severe prolonged separations. The rule change would allow spouses and children of U.S. citizens to file their waivers in the United States. The action does not require congressional approval. “Keeping families together is one of our greatest values in this country, and the Obama administration is moving in a positive direction to ease the difficulties that our families face on a daily basis,” said Alicia Clements, board member of the Idaho Community Action Network. “Families should not be torn apart be- cause of our broken immigration system. This proposal gets rid of unnecessary red tape, and instead it focuses on family unity.” For more information about immigration trainings and recent updates on federal and state immigration issues, please contact Yuliana Nogales at [email protected] or 208-385-9146 I d ah o D ir ec t io n s I d ah o D ir ec t io n s I d ah o D ir ec t io n s I d ah o D ir ec t io n s February 2012 February 2012 February 2012 February 2012 Idaho Community Action Network Idaho Community Action Network Idaho Community Action Network Idaho Community Action Network Idaho Community Action Network 3450 W Hill Rd. Boise, ID 83703 / www.idahocan.org / (208) 385 Idaho Community Action Network 3450 W Hill Rd. Boise, ID 83703 / www.idahocan.org / (208) 385 Idaho Community Action Network 3450 W Hill Rd. Boise, ID 83703 / www.idahocan.org / (208) 385 Idaho Community Action Network 3450 W Hill Rd. Boise, ID 83703 / www.idahocan.org / (208) 385- - -9146 9146 9146 9146 ICAN Members did it again! We had a successful 2012 MLK Action Day. On Sunday, January 15 and Monday, January 16 ICAN members from different parts of the state came together to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday and to raise their voices for social justice in Idaho. The first day involved a training on How to talk to your Legislator and issue education on Medicaid, Payday Lending and an update on our immigration work. On Monday morning, the group gathered at the Capitol Building for scheduled meetings with key legislators from the Health and Welfare and Business Committees. Later in the afternoon, ICAN members and supporters participated in an action against payday lenders at the EZ Money Payday Loans located on State St. To start the action, about 20 people occupied their office for a cou- ple of minutes while chanting “Payday Lenders, Criminal Offenders”. After that, a group of around 50 indi- viduals stood outside the building holding signs and making sure drivers and people passing by knew about the bad practices these loan sharks have. For videos and photos of the action, please visit our Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/IdahoCAN
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For more information and pictures about our campaigns please follow us on Idaho Community Action Network (ICAN)
Trainings on Immigration
On Saturday, January 14 at 5pm, an immigration presentation took place at the ICAN office. Fernando Mejia,
AJS and ICAN organizer talked to a group of 50 people about the recent immigration announcement made by
the Obama administration. Two immigration lawyers, Chris Christensen and Patrick Taurel from Andrade
Legal also participated at the event and answered several questions from the audience.
Under current law, undocumented immigrants have to leave the United States and apply for a waiver to
lessen the 3-year to 10-year bar they face before they can re-enter the country. Often, the process to obtain a
waiver can take months or even years, meaning families have to endure severe prolonged separations.
The rule change would allow spouses and children of U.S. citizens to file their waivers in the United States.
The action does not require congressional approval.
“Keeping families together is one of our greatest values in this country, and the Obama administration is
moving in a positive direction to ease the difficulties that our families face on a daily basis,” said Alicia
Clements, board member of the Idaho Community Action Network. “Families should not be torn apart be-
cause of our broken immigration system. This proposal gets rid of unnecessary red tape, and instead it focuses
on family unity.”
For more information about immigration trainings and recent updates on federal and state immigration issues,
please contact Yuliana Nogales at [email protected] or 208-385-9146
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ICAN Members did it again! We had a successful 2012 MLK Action Day.
On Sunday, January 15 and Monday, January 16 ICAN
members from different parts of the state came together to
celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday and to raise
their voices for social justice in Idaho.
The first day involved a training on How to talk to your
Legislator and issue education on Medicaid, Payday
Lending and an update on our immigration work.
On Monday morning, the group gathered at the Capitol
Building for scheduled meetings with key legislators from
the Health and Welfare and Business Committees.
Later in the afternoon, ICAN members and supporters
participated in an action against payday lenders at the EZ
Money Payday Loans located on State St. To start the action, about 20 people occupied their office for a cou-
ple of minutes while chanting “Payday Lenders, Criminal Offenders”. After that, a group of around 50 indi-
viduals stood outside the building holding signs and making sure drivers and people passing by knew about
the bad practices these loan sharks have.
For videos and photos of the action, please visit our Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/IdahoCAN
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Medicaid Roundtable Discussion
January 18, 2012 the Idaho Community Action Network and CID (Consortium for Idahoans with Disabilities)
organized a roundtable panel discussion on Medicaid and the impacts of Idaho's Medicaid budget cuts. ICAN
members Retta Green and Terri Sterling participated in this discussion and talked about the economic and so-
cial impacts of budget cuts to Idaho's Medicaid program.
ICAN, The Alliance for a Just Society and CID also unveiled the "Medicaid Matters in Idaho: Real Stories,
Real Impacts, Real Communities" storybook. The storybook connects the reader to the real stories of Idaho-
ans who are impacted by these cuts.
For more information about this event and how cuts in Medicaid are impacting Idaho families, please contact
Yuliana Nogales at [email protected] or 208-385-9146.
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Take Action! Send a Letter to the Editor expressing your concerns about cuts
in Medicaid.
Sample LTE on Medicaid Cuts:
Cuts to Medicaid in 2010 have impacted many local health providers,
such as nursing homes, rehabilitation services, and assisted living
facilities, leading to proposed layoffs of staff and concerns about
cash flow. The changes to dental care mean that Medicaid now will
cover the pulling of teeth but not the care needed to prevent tooth
problems.
Cuts are bad for our economy and our health. Medicaid’s
contributions are particularly important in rural areas, where the
economy can often be dependent upon a single industry that has been
particularly hard hit in the recession. Cutting Medicaid also means cuts to jobs and economic
activity, further devastating Idaho’s economy.
Idaho needs to restore and preserve Medicaid funding. Idaho can remedy recent years’ cuts by
restoring the funding that has been eliminated from the program and refraining from any fur-
ther cuts.
SEND IT TO:
Idaho Statesman
Online: http://forms.idahostatesman.com/lettertoeditor/
By email: [email protected] By fax: (208) 377-6449
By mail: Letters to the Editor, The Idaho Statesman, Box 40, Boise, ID 83707
Twin Falls Times-News
Online: http://www.magicvalley.com/app/cpntact/
By email: [email protected] By fax: (208) 734-5538
By mail: The Times-News, Editor, P.O. Box 548, Twin Falls, ID 83303
Pocatello Idaho State Journal
By email: [email protected] By fax: 233-8007
By mail: Letters to the Editor, Idaho State Journal, 305 S. Arthur, PO Box 431, Pocatello, ID 83204
Blackfoot Morning News
By email: [email protected] By fax: (208) 785-4239
By mail: Morning News, Attn: editor, PO Box 70, Blackfoot, ID 83221
Idaho Falls Post Register
By email: [email protected] By fax: (208) 529-9683
By mail: Post Register, Attn: News Room, Editor, PO Box 1800, Idaho Falls, ID 83403
Lewiston Tribune
By email: [email protected] By fax: (208) 746-1185
By mail: Letters to the Editor, Lewiston Morning Tribune, 505 Capital St. Lewiston, ID 83501
