Action Alerts

Minnesota Alerts

Immigration is a civil not a criminal issue!

Please call or email your legislators today -- you can find out who your legislator is here, and tell them this message:

• "I am pro-immigrant. Immigration is a civil, not criminal issue and it is a federal issue. The federal government, not the state, should fix the problems with immigration."

U.S. Congress Alerts

Stop sentencing disparity!

Current federal sentencing law punishes crack cocaine offenders more severely than any other drug offenders for possession. Possessing or dealing 5 grams of crack cocaine results in the same five-year mandatory minimum sentence as dealing 500 grams of powder cocaine.

This disparity has resulted in a disproportionate number of African-Americans sentenced under this mandatory minimum law. Numerous judges, medical professionals and civil rights advocates have all called on Congress to end the 100 to 1 disparity between crack and powder cocaine sentences, and legislation has been introduced in both the House and Senate.

• Please click here to send a message to congress so they can remedy the disparity.