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Act now to oppose harmful executive orders!
Posted on Jan 26 2017
Tell your representatives to oppose Trump’s anti-immigrant and anti-refugee agenda.
Friends, we need your help. Through a series of executive orders, President Trump has made his anti-immigrant and anti-refugee agenda clear to everyone. In his first week in office, Trump has paved the way for a massive, expensive construction of a border wall, expanded the reach and capabilities of ICE, and threatened the safety of cities that protect their residents as equals, regardless of citizenship status. He has slammed the door on families seeking refuge from violence and persecution and ignited fears and misconceptions surrounding our Muslim neighbors.
Tell your representatives in Washington, DC that you oppose Trump’s executive orders and that you stand in solidarity with immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers.
Click here to send this Action Letter to Congress & Senate:
I am writing to express concern over President Trump’s anti-immigrant and anti-refugee executive orders. These orders undermine Minnesota’s history of resettling immigrants and refugees from all over the world, and Trump’s actions threaten the economic future of Minnesota.
Through the orders, the U.S. government will pressure local police officers to carry out deportation duties. Deputizing local police officers as ICE agents will make all of us less safe, and will undermine the past work of law enforcement to reach out to immigrant communities and establish mutual trust. When all individuals in our communities trust that it is safe to report crime and seek protection from violence without the fear of being separated from their families, safety increases for everyone. In expanding ICE and attacking sanctuary cities, Trump is charging taxpayers billions of dollars and failing to live up to our moral and legal obligations to protect communities from violence and crime.
President Trump has also slammed the door on refugees–leaving families split and fearful despite already having waited many years and undergoing extensive background checks. Trump has used religion in an unprecedented way as a basis for exclusion, dividing neighbors and stoking anti-Muslim fear. Minnesota has a long history of welcoming immigrants and refugees. These orders will hurt our families and communities and needlessly expose vulnerable individuals to months or years of additional delay in unsafe situations.
I take pride in Minnesota’s tradition of welcoming everyone. I take pride in our diversity. I take pride in our history of helping those in need. I ask you to oppose President Trump’s anti-immigrant and anti-refugee executive orders.