Sample Letters, Editorials and Press Releases

  • Op-Ed For ICE Worksite Enforcement Actions (Updated 7/25/08) (7/25/2008)
    AILA 2007-2008 President Kathleen Campbell Walker responds to ICE Worksite Enforcement events in Postville, Iowa.
  • Sample Op-Ed for Immigration Raids (7/5/2007)
    This sample op-ed is ready to be submitted as is or it can be adapted to a particular regional experience. Use this article to make the case that immigration raids only point to the urgent need for comprehensive immigration reform – raids have not and will not solve the immigration crisis in the U.S. AILA Doc. No. 07070574.
  • Sample Op-Ed: “Successful Immigrants” (6/5/2007)
    Use this article as an op-ed or editorial to reach out to your local media with a message about a different side of immigration – a side that needs to be considered when debating comprehensive immigration reform – that is, immigrants who come to America for success. AILA Doc. No. 07060567.
  • Sample Lobby Day Press Releases (3/2/2007)
    Use these sample press releases to assist your local media outreach plan. They are designed to be user-friendly, and drafted so that you can fill-in-the-blank and adapt them to fit your specific Lobby Day/ National Day of Action experience. AILA Doc. No. 07030269.
  • Sample Op-Eds for Comprehensive Immigration Reform (2/14/2006)
    Use these sample opinion pieces as a framework for your own personalized op-ed. Use the media tool on Contact Congress to submit your letter to the local media.
  • Aggravated Felony Press Release Sample (2/19/1998)
    Sample press release with instructions on retroactive application of the aggravated felony rules.