What you need to know about the so-called “SAFE Act” that Bob Goodlatte and House Republicans will be pushing this fall:

Summaries and Analysis:

• Top 5 Reasons to Oppose the SAFE Act (NILC)
• SAFE Act Summary (NILC)
• “Son of Sensenbrenner” Bill Would Make Our Communities Un-SAFE (NILC)
• Hearing on H.R. 2278, Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement (SAFE) Act (NILC)

Positions from Advocates:

• Why the So-Called “SAFE Act” is Anything But Safe (America’s Voice/Cuéntame)
• Gowdy/Goodlatte ‘SAFE Act’ is Dangerous Arizonification of US (NDLON)
• Infographic: The “So-Called” Safe Act: The Bad, The Worse, and The Ugly (United We DREAM)
• Infographic: A Day in the Life Under the (un) SAFE Act (Immigrant Justice Network)

Positions from Allies:

• Local Law Enforcement Leaders Oppose Mandates to Engage in Immigration Enforcement
• Police Chiefs Guide to Immigration Issues (International Association of Chiefs of Police)
• Major Cities [Law Enforcement] Chiefs’ statement on enforcement of immigration law by local agencies
• Alliance of Baptists Signs Letter Opposing SAFE Act (ABP News)

News on the SAFE Act:

• House Committee Would Criminalize Being Undocumented (Jim Avila, ABC News)
• SAFE Act anything but, and it takes us a bunch of steps backward on immigration reform (Joey Kennedy, AL.com)