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Far too many immigrant New Jerseyans and their families live in fear that a routine interaction with law enforcement, a visit to the emergency room, or even a school drop-off will result in separation from their loved ones and deportation.

Tell your state lawmakers: we must build a truly fair and welcoming state for all people – regardless of immigration status. It’s past time for New Jersey to end its participation in the federal detention and deportation machine. That’s why we must pass the Values Act.

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Senate President Nicholas Scutari
Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin
Senator Vin Gopal
Senator Andrew Zwicker
Senator Paul Sarlo
Your State Senator
Your State Assembly Representative

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To build a truly fair and welcoming state for all people – regardless of immigration status – New Jersey must end its participation in the federal detention and deportation machine. Though New Jersey has taken essential steps to mitigate its role in this cruel system through the adoption of the Immigrant Trust Directive, a new administration could easily reverse them.

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The Values Act (S512/A1986) codifies and strengthens the separation between local law enforcement and federal immigration enforcement, and lays the groundwork for similar protections for New Jerseyans when they interact with other state and local agencies.

I urge you to affirm your commitment to immigrant communities across the state by voting in support of the Values Act, which will:

• Prohibits state and local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration authorities in instances when doing so is voluntary under federal law
	• Ensures that local resources are used to support local priorities rather than fund federal immigration enforcement
	• Eliminates carve-outs in the Immigrant Trust Directive - guidance that limits how state and local law enforcement resources are used to support federal immigration enforcement - that exclude immigrants entangled in the criminal legal system and disproportionately harm Black and brown New Jerseyans due to racial disparities in policing and prosecution
	• Protects personal information by limiting the data that public agencies — including hospitals and public schools — can collect
	• Requires public schools, health care facilities, libraries, and shelters to adopt model policies to ensure that people feel safer seeking public services they are eligible to access
	• Builds transparency and confidence in law enforcement through reporting requirements designed to confirm compliance with the Act

Until we pass the Values Act, far too many immigrant New Jerseyans and their families will continue to live in fear that a routine interaction with law enforcement, a visit to the emergency room, or even a school drop-off will result in separation from their loved ones and deportation.

This moment calls for action and leadership. New Jersey can join other states – including Connecticut and California – in ending its complicity in harmful federal immigration enforcement. I urge you to vote "yes" in support of the Values Act, and to help build a stronger, fairer, and more welcoming New Jersey for everyone who calls this state home.

Sincerely,

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