This is just a quick note to remind, or notify, you that the Petition to exempt refugees from the bar to admission for material support to 'terrorists' is still up. The issue has not been resolved, so we still need signatures. For those of you not familiar, the quicky quick description is that an overly broad definition of 'terrorist' activity in the Patriot and Real ID acts has caused all insurgents, even those fighting repressive military regimes for democracy, to be labeled as terrorists (or engaging in terrorist activity). Consequently, refugees from Burma who ever provided any amount of support to an ethnic armed group are being denied asylum in the US under the 'bar to admission' - for providing support to those engaged in 'terrorist activity'. There are already laws existing which prevent those guilty of criminal acts, or real terrorism, from being admitted to the US as refugees - so this additional red tape is both redundant, harmful, and possibly causing human rights violations. The petition will be forwarded and/or mailed to the relevent officials in Washington.

http://www.petitiononline.com/givrefge/petition.html