Immigration Chairman is the major information resource relative to promoting fair and equitable immigration between Ireland and the USA. As such, he is tasked with using all opportunities and means to provide members with background on current Irish and US immigration policies and developing issues and concerns.
His responsibility includes providing varied means for communicating the AOH membership’s position on critical issues related to improving a fair and equitable immigration policy.
ARTICLE X – CHAIRMAN, IMMIGRATION COMMITTEE: Section 24. Shall:
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Be the Convention Immigration Chairman and appoint six or more members (with the approval of the National President) to serve in the interim between conventions.
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Support and inform the membership on all legislative action for Improved Immigration between the U.S. and Ireland. Promote such actions in the U.S. and Ireland.
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Prepare and submit an article on the current immigration issues with Ireland and submit to the Editor of the National Hibernian Digest for publication in each issue.
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Report to the National Convention and National Board Meetings.
Communicate with State Chairmen – State President if Chair unknown
- Speak to your state chairmen Annually
- Communicate to your state chairmen monthly via e-mal.
- Expand to your county and division chairmen as you move forward.
National Communications
- Hibernian Digest Responsibility
Submit a 300 to 600-word article to the Hibernians Digest prior to the established deadline for each and every Hibernian Digest published.
- Web Page Responsibility
Responsible for creating and approving all content on the AOH web-page as related to chairmanship.
Must provide a monthly update to the AOH webmaster. Weekly updates are encouraged.
Updates are a simple action picture and a paragraph.
- Email Blast Responsibility
Prepare articles for email blast as requested. Suggest articles for email blast as needed
Other
Additional duties as assigned by the national president.