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Dear Councilperson/Representative/Board Member,

As members of this community and in recognition of the contributions and struggles of migrants here and everywhere, we urge you to adopt December 18 as International Migrants Day, and reaffirm our (city’s/county’s/state’s) commitment to the respect and promotion of migrants’ rights.

On December 18, 1990 the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (UN Migrant Workers Convention). The Convention explicitly recognizes that migrants are entitled to all the rights guaranteed all human beings by international law - that migrants rights are human rights.
Yet despite the recent entry-into-force of the UN Convention, the rights of immigrants in this country continue to be ignored, threatened and violated. In this increasingly hostile environment, the commitment to upholding the rights and interests of migrants is more important than ever.

We call on you as our government representative to speak out against widespread abuses of migrants’ rights, and recognize the enormous contributions migrants make our community in acknowledgment of International Migrants Day.

Sincerely,

(Your Name(s) / Organization)

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