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Five Major Legislative Issues of 2025 and their Impact on 2026

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Submitted by Rhode Island in April 2026.

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Throughout the first year of the 119th Congress, the League of Women Voters did advocacy work around legislation with significant implications for both our democracy and the people within it.

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How Do Trump’s Immigration and Deportation Laws Affect International Adoptees?

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Submitted by Rhode Island in March 2026.

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One could easily assume that if someone is adopted by US citizens, they would automatically become a citizen, too.

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Building a Caring Future: Organizing for Mutual Aid - at Lippitt House

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Submitted by Rhode Island in February 2026.

Event Date: 
03/30/2026 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Event location: 

Lippitt House Museum

Watch video: https://youtu.be/9Dl3FmdyCQQ
Speaker Bios: https://tinyurl.com/c2a2cp9p
Hear about what they do and what they want the government to change

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Building a Caring Future: Supporting Immigrants in Rhode Island - at Lippitt House

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Submitted by Rhode Island in February 2026.

Event Date: 
03/09/2026 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Event location: 

Lippitt House Museum

Watch video: https://youtu.be/ejpNiCFAgz8
Speaker Bios: https://tinyurl.com/3fbkxndz

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2026 Community Conversation Series: Building a Caring Future

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Submitted by Rhode Island in February 2026.

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Supporting Immigrants in Rhode Island
Watch video: https://youtu.be/ejpNiCFAgz8
Speaker Bios: https://tinyurl.com/3fbkxndz

Organizing for Mutual Aid
Watch video: https://youtu.be/9Dl3FmdyCQQ
Speaker Bios: https://tinyurl.com/c2a2cp9p
Hear about what they do and what they want the government to change

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Statement from the League of Women Voters on Federal Immigration Enforcement and the Erosion of Constitutional Rights

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Submitted by Rhode Island in January 2026.

Public Statement

WASHINGTON, DC — The League of Women Voters of the United States issued the following statement in response to the continued escalation of federal military activity in Minnesota from federal immigration officials:

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LULAC, Joined by Leading Legacy Civil Rights Organizations, Calls for Congressional Investigation Into Recent Federal Immigration Enforcement Actions

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Submitted by Rhode Island in January 2026.

Public Statement

The nation's oldest and largest Latino civil rights organization the League of United Latin American Citizens, joined by the League of Women Voters and Common Cause, issues a historic call for ove

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How to Support the Immigrant Community - and Some History

Submitted by Rhode Island in April 2025.

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Nearly 15% of people living in the United States are immigrants; if our nation’s story is a quilt, the immigrant community’s diverse

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Local Responses to Impending Deportation Policies

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Submitted by Rhode Island in November 2024.

Event Date: 
12/17/2024 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Event location: 

Lippitt House Museum

Video of Event: https://youtu.be/m0itW4m4-B4
Speaker Bios: https://tinyurl.com/ycyxwwne

From the Speakers:
Dorcas International of RI: https://www.diiri.org/
* To help with housing: https://www.diiri.org/ways-to-give/housing/
* To donate goods: https://www.diiri.org/what-we-do/donate-goods/
* To volunteer: https://progresolatino.org/volunteer
Fuerza Laboral: https://www.fuerza-laboral.org/
Progreso Latino: https://progresolatino.org
* Volunteering with Progreso Latino: https://progresolatino.org/volunteer

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Community Discussion Series: Immigration, Belonging & Civic Participation - View Recordings

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Submitted by Rhode Island in March 2024.

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Lippitt House Museum, the Providence League of Women Voters, and the African Alliance of Rhode Island partnered on two in-person community discussions on March12 & 19 about civic life for immigrants in Rhode Island. The “Immigration, Belonging & Civic Participation Community Conversation” series was part of Rhode Island Civic Learning Week.

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