Dear Friend,

Last email we talked about safe communities and how, when organizing for reproductive justice, we must always center the most marginalized community members, especially in times of crisis.  The CARES Act, passed to provide relief during COVID-19, left out more than 11 million people because they are undocumented immigrants. <[link removed]> This is wrong.

All immigrants, regardless of their legal status, are important members of our communities. America has exploited their labor for centuries and our nation runs on Black and Brown labor. This is further reinforced by the criminal justice system that incarcerates thousands of people of color and profits from their low and often unpaid labor.

The Trump administration has initiated new levels of state violence, suppression, and denial of human rights of immigrants. These actions include increased and inhumane detention, incarceration, and deportation. To have a just society, we must put an end to state and interpersonal violence against communities of color, including detention, incarceration, and deportation; dismantle white supremacy and uplift human rights, reproductive justice, and economic justice for people of color. Immigrant Justice IS reproductive justice!

Read our policy recommendations for how we can achieve immigrant justice. <[link removed]>

One thing you can do right now to help create a safer community for immigrants during the pandemic is to share our Youth Demands for COVID-19 Relief action <[link removed]> with your state and federal elected officials. Local governments have the power and discretion to allocate funds how they see fit. We need your help to hold your local and state officials accountable and demand they allocate direct payments for undocumented immigrants  who did not receive any relief from the CARES Stimulus. Email Jazmin Gonzalez, our Digital Campaigns Manager, for more information and next steps you can take today. <mailto:[email protected]>

Thank you for following along and learning about our Young People’s Policy Agenda. For more updates on policy happenings across our states and federally, please remember to join me Monday, May 25th, at 4pm EDT on URGE’s Instagram <[link removed]>. Until then, please stay safe and do what you can to take care of others by practicing social distancing. 

In Solidarity,

Preston Mitchum (He/Him)

Director of Policy 

URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity

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