| Friend, Migrants approaching the southern U.S. border, seeking asylum from violence and terrible conditions, are facing thousands of military troops rather than refuge.(1) The Biden administration has added 1,500 troops to the 2,500 already there in response to the expiration of Title 42 -- a hateful Trump-era policy allowing the U.S. to immediately expel asylum-seekers instead of giving them a fair hearing.(2) A wave of troops descending on the border is a racist response to a humanitarian situation. We have joined a coalition of organizations demanding that the Biden administration make good on its promise for a welcoming and inclusive immigration policy and withdraw the troops.
Military intervention has never been the correct response to immigration. U.S. policies have driven much of the migrant displacement happening in the first place -- whether it’s crushing sanctions on Venezuela, armed intervention in Haiti, or the flow of weapons into El Salvador and Guatemala. We have a responsibility that dates back to the founding of our country to welcome the suffering with open arms -- not armed soldiers. Courage California mobilized people to airports to protest Trump’s original Muslim ban, and we rallied thousands of people to stop the administration from putting kids in cages. We aren’t going to let this racist policy stand. There are many solutions to the influx of migrants seeking asylum, and none of them include the military. Click here to call on President Biden to institute humane immigration policies!
Yours in the fight for humane immigration policy, Irene, along with Annie, Angela, Isidra, Lindsay, Mai, Mai, and Scottie (and the rest of the Courage team) Footnotes:  |
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