Tell Congress to pass the Dream Act and Dignity for Detained Immigrants
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Dear Friend,
Last week, Donald Trump called Somali immigrants “garbage” [ [link removed] ] [ [link removed] ] and
doubled down on policies to strip legal status from immigrants who have
lived and worked in the United States for years by ending Temporary
Protected Status (TPS) for countries such as Haiti, [ [link removed] ] South Sudan, [ [link removed] ]
Venezuela [ [link removed] ] and more; halting and re-litigating asylum decisions in ways
that threaten to send people back into horrific humanitarian crises [ [link removed] ];
and even detaining DACA recipients who have called this country home since
childhood![ [link removed] ]
You read that right. Trump is taking legal status away from millions of
immigrants and making them undocumented. [1]TAKE ACTION!
America’s moms know right from wrong. We know no community should ever be
called “garbage.” We know that the continued cruelty driving immigration
policies that strip legal status away from immigrants, as well as raids,
family separations, and racial profiling are not only wrong, but are also
devastating the safety and stability of communities everywhere.
It’s time for Congress to balance compassion with security by passing two
commonsense bills: The Dream Act [ [link removed] ] and the Dignity for Detained
Immigrants Act [ [link removed] ].
[2]→ Add your name now to call on Congress to pass the Dream Act and the
Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act — because our families, communities,
and economy can’t wait.
When you click, you’ll automatically sign on if we already have your
information.
Stories from our communities show why taking action is so important, like
this one:
“During the pandemic, I was part of the team who helped keep a hospital in
New York running. We cared for patients when the world was falling apart,
and we made it through. Now, without TPS, I lose my ability to work,
support my family, and continue serving my community. I have lived in this
country for more than 20 years.”
- Anonymous, NY
What is happening?
Last week, two important pieces of good legislation were reintroduced in
Congress:
* The Dream Act: Passage of this legislation is needed immediately.
Dreamers have lived in the United States since they were children and
know no other home. They are essential to our communities, care,
education, and healthcare systems. They are caregivers, teachers,
nurses, small business owners, and entrepreneurs who have contributed
to our country for most of their lives. TPS recipients likewise are
longtime community members who work, raise families, and keep our
communities strong, yet continue to live with profound uncertainty.
The bipartisan Dream Act, reintroduced by Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL)
and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), would finally provide Dreamers and many TPS
recipients with a clear, permanent pathway to citizenship. [8]
* The Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act: Passage of this legislation
is also urgently needed. The reports of inhumane conditions and rights
abuses in immigrant detention are beyond disturbing. Reintroduced by
Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Adam Smith (WA-09), [9]
this bill would end mandatory detention (which means no right to a
bond hearing to make a case for release, which is basic due process),
ban child and family detention, and phase out private detention
centers that profit from suffering. [ [link removed] ] It would also protect
vulnerable people such as parents, pregnant women, LGBTQ individuals,
and people with disabilities from unjust incarceration.
Both bills reflect a balanced approach to immigration. They would make our
communities safer, our economy stronger, and our nation truer to our
values. Passing them would mean that longtime family and community
members, co-workers, and caregivers would have stability and safety in the
places they call home. It would help rebuild trust, strengthen local
economies, and ensure that our immigration system reflects the best of who
we are as a nation.
[3]→ Sign now to demand Congress pass the Dream Act and the Dignity for
Detained Immigrants Act!
When you click, you’ll automatically add your name to our letter telling
Congress to invest safe and orderly immigration process that balances
compassion and security:
Dear Member of Congress,
I am writing to urge you to swiftly pass two commonsense bills: the Dream
Act and the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act. Together, these measures
would make our immigration system more balanced, fair, humane, and
reflective of our country’s shared values.
Dreamers and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders have lived in the
United States for most of their lives. They are our neighbors, caregivers,
teachers, nurses, and small business owners, people who enrich our
communities and strengthen our economy. The bipartisan Dream Act,
reintroduced by Senators Dick Durbin and Lisa Murkowski, would finally
offer longtime community members a clear pathway to citizenship, replacing
uncertainty with stability and opportunity.
The Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act would ensure that the U.S. upholds
fundamental human rights and due process and protects vulnerable
individuals, like pregnant and nursing women, from unjust incarceration.
The reports of inhumane conditions and rights abuses in immigrant
detention are deeply disturbing.
Our nation needs a safe and orderly immigration process that balances
compassion and security – NOT cruelty.
Both bills reflect a balanced approach to immigration. They would make our
communities safer, our economy stronger, and our nation truer to our
values. Passing them would mean that longtime family and community members
and co-workers and caregivers would have stability and safety in the
places they call home. It would help rebuild trust, strengthen local
economies, and ensure that our immigration system reflects the best of who
we are as a nation.
[4]The more of us who speak out, the louder our voices become, and the
closer we get to a compassionate, just immigration system.
Thank you for standing with families everywhere!
Linda, Donna, Xochitl, Lauren, Nina, and the entire MomsRising and
MamásConPoder Team
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