Diane --
One year ago today, the Trump administration rescinded DACA, the program set up under President Obama to protect young immigrants -- people who are American in every way, and have only ever known this country as their home.
It was a heartless and arbitrary decision -- not done for the good of anyone, but seemingly just to spite the hundreds of thousands of young people who grew up here with a dream.
But this cruelty is not exactly new for this administration -- and in this pivotal moment, we need to stand up and defend American values.
Here's the White House's record on immigration policy:
They implemented a policy that tore families apart, and right now there are more than 500 children still waiting to be reunited with their parents. (For the record, we're five weeks past the court-ordered deadline for the administration to reunify families).
There are reports this week that they're denying passports to hundreds -- and possibly thousands -- of Americans along the border, questioning their citizenship based on little to no evidence.
And they continue to push plans for a Southern border wall -- a plan that manages to be cruel, expensive, and unnecessary at the same time.
All the while, DREAMers continue to live in limbo a year later -- young people who have gone to school here, contributed to our communities, served in the United States military ... unsure if they'll be allowed to stay in the country they call home.
Any one of the above is unacceptable and tragic.
Taken together, they're an unmistakable truth: The White House's policies of fear and division are a threat to American values -- and the Republican-controlled Congress has failed to stop them or protect DREAMers.
It's time to speak up before November's midterms. Add your name, and say you'll vote for candidates and policies that support an inclusive America:
Thanks,
Dana
Dana Mayber
Campaigns Director
Organizing for Action
One year ago today, the Trump administration rescinded DACA, the program set up under President Obama to protect young immigrants -- people who are American in every way, and have only ever known this country as their home.
It was a heartless and arbitrary decision -- not done for the good of anyone, but seemingly just to spite the hundreds of thousands of young people who grew up here with a dream.
But this cruelty is not exactly new for this administration -- and in this pivotal moment, we need to stand up and defend American values.
Here's the White House's record on immigration policy:
They implemented a policy that tore families apart, and right now there are more than 500 children still waiting to be reunited with their parents. (For the record, we're five weeks past the court-ordered deadline for the administration to reunify families).
There are reports this week that they're denying passports to hundreds -- and possibly thousands -- of Americans along the border, questioning their citizenship based on little to no evidence.
And they continue to push plans for a Southern border wall -- a plan that manages to be cruel, expensive, and unnecessary at the same time.
All the while, DREAMers continue to live in limbo a year later -- young people who have gone to school here, contributed to our communities, served in the United States military ... unsure if they'll be allowed to stay in the country they call home.
Any one of the above is unacceptable and tragic.
Taken together, they're an unmistakable truth: The White House's policies of fear and division are a threat to American values -- and the Republican-controlled Congress has failed to stop them or protect DREAMers.
It's time to speak up before November's midterms. Add your name, and say you'll vote for candidates and policies that support an inclusive America:
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Thanks,
Dana
Dana Mayber
Campaigns Director
Organizing for Action
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