July 9, 2014 Dear Representatives
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TO: TO: Rep. Timothy H. Bishop (D-NY) College of the Holy Cross ‘72 Rep. Michael T. McCaul (R-TX) Jesuit College Prep School, Dallas ‘80, Rep. John A. Boehner (R-OH) Xavier University ‘77 Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI) Marquette University ‘78, Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) University of Detroit Mercy ‘86 Rep. James P. Moran (D-VA) College of the Holy Cross ‘67 Rep. Michael Capuano (D-MA) Boston College ‘77 Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) Georgetown University ‘89, Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) Georgetown University ‘86 Rep. Timothy F. Murphy (R-PA) Walsh Jesuit High School ‘70, Wheeling Jesuit ‘74 Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) Georgetown University ‘78 Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) Fordham University ‘78 Rep. John Delaney (D-MD) Georgetown University ‘88, Rep. Bill Owens (D-NY) Fordham University ‘74 Rep. John D. Dingell (D-MI) Georgetown Prep ‘44, Georgetown U. ’49 & ‘52 Rep. William J. Pascrell Jr. (D-NJ) Fordham University ’59 &‘61 Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) Georgetown University ‘86 Rep. Gary Peters (D-MI) University of Detroit Mercy ‘84 Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL) Georgetown University ‘73 Rep. Michael Quigley (D-IL) Loyola University Chicago ‘89 Rep. Joe Garcia (D-FL) Belen Jesuit Preparatory School ‘82 Rep. Robert C. Scott (D-VA) Boston College ‘73 Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) Creighton University ‘81 & ‘85 Rep. Albio Sires (D-NJ) Saint Peter’s University ‘74 Rep. Andrew Harris (R-MD) Regis High School ‘74 Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) Fordham University (1987) Rep. Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) Georgetown University ‘66 Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE) Creighton University ‘87 Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA) Boston College ‘90 Rep. Chris Van Hollen Jr. (D-MD) Georgetown University ‘90 Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) Georgetown University ‘94 Rep. Juan C. Vargas (D-CA) Fordham University ‘87, Rep. William Keating (D-MA) Boston College ‘74 & ‘82 Rep. Filemon Vela (D-TX) Georgetown University ‘85 Rep. Ann McLane Kuster (D-NH) Georgetown University ‘84 Rep. Peter J. Visclosky (D-IN) Georgetown University ‘82 Rep. Daniel Lipinski (D-IL) St. Ignatius College Prep of Chicago ‘84 Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT), College of the Holy Cross ‘69 Rep. Frank A. LoBiondo (R-NJ) Georgetown Prep ’64, St. Joseph’s Univ. ‘68 Rep. Brad R. Wenstrup (R-OH) St. Xavier High School ‘76 Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) Santa Clara University ‘75 Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) Georgetown University ‘65 Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) Boston College ‘91 FROM: 1,200+ Undersigned Fellow Alumni of Jesuit Universities and High Schools DATE: July 9, 2014 Dear Representatives: As fellow alumni of Jesuit educational institutions, we call on you, the members of the U.S. House of Representatives, to enact immigration reform that opens a process for earned citizenship for the undocumented, promotes business and innovation while respecting the rights of workers, preserves and protects family unity and human dignity, and restores fairness and accountability to our immigration system. As you well know, Jesuit education stresses the ideal of being “men and women for others,” with a particular commitment to those who are most vulnerable. As someone who has answered the call to public service so admirably, you are uniquely positioned to make a profound impact on the common good because our broken immigration system is hurting us all. A humane immigration reform policy would respond to the urgent needs of the most vulnerable in our society, the 11 million undocumented individuals currently living and working in the shadows of our communities. Likewise, immigration reform has the power to serve all U.S. citizens by growing our economy, strengthening our communities, and increasing safety and accountability at our borders. In the Jesuit spirit of generous service to people in need and a persevering commitment to the common good, we call on you to seek comprehensive immigration reform without delay. ! Robin Abbott Loyola University New Orleans, B.A. 2009 Roberta Anderson Loyola University New Orleans, M.A. 2011 Loyola University Chicago, M.A. 2005 Shaina Aber-Hanson Lauren Anderson Georgetown University, J.D. 2006 Boston College, B.A. 2014 Mary Abinante Ben Anderson S.J. University of San Francisco, M.A. 1982 Creighton University, B.A. 2007 Loyola University Chicago, M.A. 2012 Jonathan Acevedo Strake Jesuit College Preparatory, 2013 Jeanne Anderson-West University of San Francisco, B.S. 2012 Sean Agniel St. Louis University High School, 1996 Paul Angelis Scranton Preparatory School, 1958 Sr. Corinne Agren-Barnes Georgetown University, Ph.D. 1968 Loyola University Maryland, B.A. 2011 Sahil Angelo Joshua Agren-Barnes Boston College, B.S. 2014 Loyola University Maryland, B.A. 2011 Erin Apte Karen Aguirre Gonzaga University, B.A. 2010 Loyola University Chicago, B.S. 2014 Elsy Arevalo Scott Ahlstrom Jr. Loyola Marymount University, B.A. 1997 Loyola Academy, 2006 Loyola Marymount University, M.A. 2011 Santa Clara University, B.A. 2010 Bruce Arnold Esq. Tala Akkawi Marquette University High School,1974 Saint Ignatius College Prep, 2013 Georgetown University, B.S. 1978 Alejandra Alarcon Shannon Artrong Loyola Marymount University, B.A. 2014 University of San Francisco, B.A. 2013 Ellen Albritton Sr. Kathleen Arwood Saint Louis University, B.S. 2012 Saint Louis University, B.A. 2011 Kelsey Alexander Nicole Assumpcao Boston College, B.A. 2011 Santa Clara University, B.S. 2013 Helen Alexander Sarah Attwood Loyola Marymount University, M.A. 2011 Santa Clara University, B.A. 2007 Loyola Marymount University, B.A. 2009 Boston College School of Theology and Ministry, M.Div. 2012 Rev. Andy Alexander S.J. Adam Augustyn Creighton Preparatory School, 1966 Canisius High School, 2009 Saint Louis University, M.A. 1973 Canisius College, B.A. 2013 Joseph Alexander-Short Caitlin Axtmayer Santa Clara University, B.A. 2014 Boston College, B.A. 2014 Dr. Michael Allison Steven Ayala Regis High School, 1992 Brophy College Preparatory, 2006 Fairfield University, B.S. 1996 Loyola Marymount University, B.A. 2009 Marquette University, J.D. 2014 Mark Allman Ph.D. Loyola University Chicago, Ph.D. 2003 Susan Azam Fordham University, B.A. 2013 Sharon Altendorf Seattle University, M.R.E. 1971 Michael Bachmeier Jesuit High School, 2009 Brian Altenhofen Loyola Marymount University, B.A. 2014 Fordham University, M.A. 2010 Saint Louis University, B.A. 2002 Teresa Badel Loyola Marymount University, B.A. 2009 Kelsey Alvarez Canisius College, B.A. 2013 Grace Badik Xavier University, B.A. 2013 Stacey Alvizo Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory School of Houston, 2013 Broderick Bagert Jr. Jesuit High School, 1994 Olivia Amadon Boston College, B.A. 1998 Boston College, B.A. 2010 Jon Bailey Please submit corrections to [email protected]. If you would like to be added to the letter for future distributions, please visit: http://igsol.net/ja4cir 1 ! Creighton University, B.A. 1980 Gonzaga University, M.Div. 1999 Creighton University, J.D. 1983 Marcella Baileys Michael Beiermeister Scranton Preparatory School, 2009 Marquette University High School 1976 Loyola University Maryland, B.A. 2013 Marquette University, B.S. 1980 Marquette University, M.B.A. 1992 Jillian Baker Boston Colleger, B.A. 2013 Kristin Benedetti Loyola Marymount University, B.A. 2014 Jackie Baldino Boston College School of Theology and Ministry, M.Ed. 2011 Maureen Bergan Spring Hill College, M.Th. 1998 Michael Baldwin Rockhurst High School, 1976 Kris Berggren Rockhurst University, B.A. 1989 Fordham University, B.A. 1983 Sarah Balistreri Rev. Paul Bernadicou S.J. Georgetown University, B.A. 2012 Santa Clara University, B.A. 1956 Dr. Carlos Ballesteros, Ph.D. Jorge Bernales Pontificia Comillas, Ph.D. 1998 Jesuit High School of Tampa 1995 Pontificia Comillas, B.A. 1992 Rebekah Bernard Mary Jo Bane University of Scranton, B.A. 2001 Georgetown University, B.S. 1963 Maura Bernt Dr. Debra Baron Saint Joseph's University, B.A. 2011 Loyola University Chicago, Ph.D. 2013 Jason Berry Annemarie Barrett Jesuit High School 1967 Loyola University Chicago, B.A. 2012 Georgetown University, B.A. 1971 Megan Barry Greg Bertleff Boston College, M.A. 2005 Boston College, B.A. 2004 Boston College, M.S.W. 2005 Sheila Bharucha McKenzae Bartels Boston College, B.A. 2008 John Carroll University, B.A. 2014 Gabrielle Bibeau Kim Barth Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School 2007 Rockhurst University, B.S. 2011 Carolyn Billecci-Kelsey Mark Bartholet Regis University, B.A. 2004 John Carroll University, M.A. 2011 Regis University, M.S. 2011 Donna Batkis John Bischoff Seattle University, M.S. 1989 Gonzaga University, B.A. 1960 Santa Clara University, M.A. 1966 Felin Bautista Loyola High School of Los Angeles 1965 Natalie Blahunka Loyola Marymount University, B.S. 1971 Boston College, B.S. 2014 Rev. Mike Bayard S.J. Caroline Blasco Marquette University, B.A. 1987 Loyola Marymount University, B.A. 2014 Creighton University, M.A. 1995 Boston College School of Theology and Ministry, M.Div. 1997 Melissa Bleakney-Dalton College of the Holy Cross, B.A. 2004 George Bayuga Boston College, M.A. 2010 Bellarmine College Preparatory 2006 Seattle University, B.A. 2011 Emily Blumenstein College of the Holy Cross, B.A. 2009 Barbara Beades Loyola University New Orleans, M.A. 1995 Jason Boccaccio Regis University, B.A. 2007 Jean Beattie Boston College, M.S. 1987 Lori Boccuzzi Fairfield University, B.S. 2006 Colleen Beckemeyer Saint Louis University, B.S. 1987 Stephanie Boccuzzi University of Scranton, B.S. 2014 Sr. Cathy Beckley SNJM Gonzaga University, M.Div. 1999 Shelagh Bocoum Fairfield University, B.A. 1995 Sr. Cathy Beckley SNJM Please submit corrections to [email protected]. If you would like to be added to the letter for future distributions, please visit: http://igsol.net/ja4cir 2 ! Julie Bodnar Margaret Brevig Loyola University Chicago, B.A. 2008 Boston College, M.S.W. 2010 Boston College, B.A. 2008 Alyson Bodner Boston College, M.A.