Common Cause Ohio joins in solidarity with more than 2,500 individuals and 80 other advocacy organizations from 69 counties across the state in support of immigrants who call Ohio home.

Collectively, we are Ohioans who represent a diverse coalition of organizations, institutions, communities, and houses of faith who are witnessing the terror that anti-immigrant Trump policies are wreaking across our communities. We are asking our city and county elected officials to act on values that our cities and counties have long claimed to have.

Read the ‘Ohio Stands with Immigrants‘ letter sent to elected officials

We affirm that migration is a basic act of being human. People move — whether for freedom, safety, opportunity, or a mix of both — every day. And immigrants are beloved members of Ohio families and communities. Ohio is their home. Our state is made better, stronger and more vibrant by the countless contributions of immigrants and refugees.

We are asking local officials to commit to making their municipalities safe places for all immigrants to thrive.

Migration is a basic act of being human. It doesn’t matter whether you came from Kansas or Kenya, Minnesota or Mexico, South Carolina or South Korea — Ohio is home now.  We call on our elected officials to lead from a place of compassion and common sense. 

Here’s what you can do next:

• Send this letter to local officials: Here is a sample letter template for you to send to local officials or bring to meetings with your city or council leaders.
• Post on social media: Use this toolkit to share the fact that more than 2,500 Ohioans and 80 Ohio organizations stand with immigrants! Find sample captions and graphics in the toolkit that you can post.
• Keep sharing the petition: We’re still accepting signatures on the petition to show the increasing number of Ohioans who stand with immigrants. Let’s keep building support in Ohio to ensure our state becomes a welcome place for all.