Attacks on immigrant communities are tearing apart classrooms, families, and communities. Tell Congress families don’t want this! SIGN NOW

Dear Friend, 

This week in Chicago, fear struck our youngest learners when ICE agents ripped a beloved child care teacher and mother of two out of her day care center. [1] Tell Congress families DON’T want this. Children and families were left in confusion and fear as someone they loved and trusted was taken away. As mothers of young kids, it’s horrifying to imagine this happening in our communities and to the caregivers that we know and love. 

Yet this was not an isolated incident. While President Trump and Republicans in Congress cut funding for healthcare, SNAP, and public education, they’re diverting billions of taxpayer dollars to increase funding for human rights abuses, cruel policies that tear families apart, and for terrifying hardworking immigrants [2] - people essential to our care workforce, our economy and our future.  Our nation needs a safe and orderly immigration process that balances compassion and security, NOT cuts to childcare and healthcare – and NOT cruelty.

→ Add your name now to demand Republican leaders in Congress stop the cuts to healthcare, SNAP, and Headstart that are being used to fund cruelty! *When you click, you’ll automatically sign on if we already have your information.

What is happening? 

More than a quarter of childcare workers (27%) are immigrants.[3] Additionally, immigrant women make up a major share of the child care workforce, accounting for nearly half of all female providers and early educators in cities like Los Angeles and New York. In fourteen states and the District of Columbia, immigrants make up more than 20 percent of early educators, with even higher shares in Florida and New York.[4] Without them, our caregiving system would collapse.

Instead of ripping these caregivers away from the babies and children in their care, we should be investing in this critical workforce, which does the important work of ensuring children in our communities thrive.

These workers are not just part of our families, our hearts, and our communities, but also make it possible for millions of parents to stay employed, for children to learn and grow in safe environments, and for local economies to thrive. When caregivers are torn from their classrooms and communities, the ripple effects are devastating. Families lose the fragile support systems that are keeping them afloat and allow them to work. Businesses lose much-needed workers.  Kids lose access to important early education. 

This fear doesn’t just harm immigrant families; it undermines every child’s sense of safety and belonging. When some children feel unsafe, it affects all children. The trauma and instability undermine early learning, weaken family well-being, and erode the trust that strong communities depend on.  

→  *Join us in demanding Republican leaders in Congress stop using our tax dollars to fund fear, cruelty, and human rights abuses – and, instead, lift families and the economy by reversing the cuts to childcare, healthcare, WIC and SNAP, all of which open avenues for families to thrive, boost the economy, and provide opportunities for families to build good lives!  *When you click, you’ll automatically sign on if we already have your information.

Every child deserves to feel safe. Every caregiver deserves dignity and protection. Our nation should be investing in affordable, accessible child care, not cutting healthcare, education, and SNAP to pay for separating families, human rights abuses, and terrifying hardworking immigrants - people essential to our care workforce, our economy, and our future.

When you click, you’ll automatically add your name to our letter telling Congress to invest in care, not cruelty: 

Dear Member of Congress,

This week in Chicago, ICE agents ripped a beloved child care teacher and mother of two out of her place of work, leaving children and families in fear and confusion. As moms and those who love them, it’s terrifying to see this happening to the caregivers that we trust every day and in our communities.

Immigrants make up more than a quarter of child care workers nationwide, and in many states, nearly half of all early educators. Without them, our child care system would collapse. Our nation should be investing in affordable, accessible child care, not cutting healthcare, education, and SNAP to pay for more funding for separating families, human rights abuses, and terrifying hardworking immigrants.  Our nation needs a safe and orderly immigration process that balances compassion and security –NOT cuts to programs that provide the tools and opportunities families need to build good lives, and NOT cruelty.

Children deserve safe, affordable, high-quality care and compassionate learning environments. No caregiver should fear going to work. No child should have to fear that their learning will be interrupted with cruelty. Congress must stop the cuts to healthcare, childcare, SNAP, and stop funding fear, cruelty, and human rights abuses that increase costs for families and exacerbate labor shortages in the care workforce. It’s time to invest in child care, healthcare, and SNAP that strengthen families and communities – and respect immigrant care workers.

The more of us that speak up, the louder we are, the more power we build. Thank you for your work on behalf of our nation’s families!

Nina, Lauren, Donna, Xochitl and the entire MomsRising and MamásConPoder Team 

References:

1. https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/video-daycare-teacher-detained-by-ice-agents-on-chicagos-north-side/
2. https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/press-release/congress-approves-unprecedented-funding-mass-detention-deportation-2025/
3. https://www.edweek.org/leadership/preschool-teacher-ranks-more-diverse-female-than-k-12/2014/10
4. https://cscce.berkeley.edu/publications/blog/nearly-half-a-million-early-childhood-educators-are-immigrants/

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