Dear Young Center supporter,
On Sunday night, Senate leaders released the text of a funding bill filled with anti-immigrant measures that would endanger asylum seekers and leave young adults with DACA in permanent limbo.
You can read our press statement here.
If passed, the bill would: -
Seal the border to people seeking asylum when numbers are determined to be too high, thereby forcing untold numbers of people seeking safety back to danger or trapping them in untenable conditions in Mexico, similar to the Trump-era Title 42 policy.
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Heighten screening standards for people seeking asylum and speed up processing while offering no access to immigration judges or appeals when claims are denied.
- Expand funding for immigration detention to levels even higher than those under the Trump administration.
- Put the border wall back under construction.
- Abandon a path to permanent protection for DACA recipients and many other immigrants who have long lived in our communities.
This is not a meaningful compromise. It is a concession that will endanger children and families seeking safety.
But there's still a chance to make things right. Contact your Congressional representatives. Tell them you want to save the right to seek asylum. Click on the link below and follow the steps to have your voice heard. Tell them that we won't go back. |
