Posts in Immigration
Demand that Governor Newsom to order the release of immigrant detainees

COVID-19 is a threat to prison populations, including ICE detainees, due to the poor conditions at prisons and detention centers. Governor Newsom has the discretion to order the detainees to be released back to their communities where they can safely shelter in place. Urge Governor Newsom to make this order.


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Say NO to Trump's Department of Labor Proposal That Will Irreparably Harm H-2A Farm Workers! (Deadline: Sep. 24)

The Trump Department of Labor announced plans to make sweeping revisions to the H-2A agricultural guest worker program to the detriment of farm workers. The proposed H-2A changes would weaken key protections for farm workers, limiting their ability to obtain employment with H-2A employers and exposing H-2A workers to greater vulnerability and costs. You can give public comment in opposition to the changes!

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Ask your MoCs to #DefundHate!

In our “checks and balances” government, Congress holds the power of the purse—the authority to direct how the government spends money, and thereby what the government does and how. Congress can use this to check immigration enforcement authorities by cutting off the flow of money to programs that mistreat people coming to the United States.

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Ask your MoCs to wield the Power of the Purse!

In our “checks and balances” government, Congress holds the power of the purse—the authority to direct how the government spends money, and thereby what the government does and how. Trump administration programs and schemes can be blocked by denying them funds, and some of their destructive regulation and rule changes can be countered by mandating how funds have to be used.

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Cut the Department of Homeland Security's Massive Budget

Congress has a choice to make. Right now, Democrats have two options on the table: help pass a full year of funding for DHS with at least $1.6 billion for the wall and enforcement, OR refuse to pass anything but a funding bill that keeps the government running and has no new funding for the wall and enforcement. They should make sure Trump’s shutdown showdown strategy is not rewarded with the building of his costly, unnecessary wall and instead pass a funding bill with no new funding.

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