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NEW YORK, June 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Jewish Committee is disheartened by the Senate's failure to agree on comprehensive immigration reform legislation. "The Senate's failure to advance the immigration legislation only prolongs the national crisis in failing to deal humanely with the 12 million undocumented immigrants in our country," said Jeffrey Sinensky, AJC's director of domestic policy. The Senate bill included a number of positive elements in the areas of legalization and border enforcement, though other provisions, such as those negatively impacting asylum seekers, reducing slots for family reunification, and a problematic temporary worker program, gave AJC serious pause.
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Celebrating a century of leadership, the American Jewish Committee combines Judaism's humanitarian tradition with America's call for liberty and equality for all people. An international think tank and advocacy organization with 33 U.S. offices and 18 international posts, AJC works worldwide to build understanding among religious and ethnic groups, to combat anti-Semitism, racism, and all forms of bigotry, to ensure the security of Israel living peacefully with her neighbors, and to foster respect for the dignity of all.
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The American Jewish Committee issued a statement noting that "We already have a Religious Freedom Amendment-the First Amendment to the Constitution -- which safeguards truly voluntary religious expression." Click here to read the statement.
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