[ [link removed] ]Tell Congress: Grant TPS for the Bahamas now

The petition to Congress reads:
"Pass the TPS for Victims of Hurricane Dorian Act to allow Bahamians to
work and live in the United States without fear of deportation."

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Dear John,

[ [link removed] ]Tell Congress: Grant
TPS for the Bahamas now

The human cost of climate change is rising every year.

Hurricane Dorian has already claimed the lives of 50 Bahamians and
displaced thousands more.^1 Many of those who survived are now climate
refugees who are making their way to the United States. Predictably,
Donald Trump is trying to spread anti-Black, anti-refugee hysteria in a
desperate attempt to keep them out of the country.^2 We must fight back.

Reps. Yvette Clarke, Barbara Lee and Stacey Plaskett just introduced
legislation that would allow Bahamians to work and live in the United
States for 18 months while the country rebuilds. Will you join us and our
friends at UndocuBlack Network in supporting this important bill now?

[ [link removed] ]Tell Congress: Grant TPS for the Bahamas now. Click here to sign the
petition.

Storms, droughts and floods will only become more extreme as our planet
warms and climate deniers like Donald Trump consolidate power. That means
climate disasters will displace more and more people around the world, and
fast.

The TPS for Victims of Hurricane Dorian Act offers a humanitarian solution
to Bahamians survivors of mass climate displacement. It would grant
Temporary Protected Status for the Bahamas, allowing Bahamians whose homes
and communities were decimated by hurricane Dorian to live and work in the
United States without fear of deportation.

This bill has little chance of passing in the Republican-controlled
Senate, but we can and must build momentum for it now. Already, Senate
Republicans are feeling pressure to provide relief to Bahamian citizens.^3

CBP Head Mark Morgan is also feeling the heat after video footage leaked
of immigration agents forcing hundreds of Dorian evacuees off a ferry at a
border entry point.^4 Now, he is giving his agents the green light to
allow Bahamian citizens to enter the country whether they have travel
documents or not. But entry without protection from deportation is not
nearly enough.

We must use our voices to shine a bright light on the dangers of the Trump
regime's anti-Black racism and persistent climate denial and demand that
Congress support policies that push back.

Every member of Congress must make a choice: Will they enable Trump's hate
and help close our borders to Black climate change survivors or lead with
moral clarity and pass policies that welcome them? Speak out now to make
sure they do the right thing.

Tell Congress: Grant TPS for the Bahamas now. Click the link below to sign
the petition.

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Thanks for all you do,

Jelani Drew, Campaign Manager
[ [link removed] ]CREDO Action from Working Assets

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References:

 1. Tim Stelloh, "[ [link removed] ]More Hurricane Dorian deaths confirmed in the
Bahamas," NBC, Sept. 9, 2019.
 2. Aaron Blake, "[ [link removed] ]Trump contradicts CBP head on Bahamian refugees,
argues they might have been infiltrated by 'very bad people,'" The
Washington Post, Sept. 9, 2019.
 3. Monique Madan, David Ovalle and Douglas Hanks, "[ [link removed] ]Will some
Bahamians get to seek refuge in the U.S. in the aftermath of Hurricane
Dorian?" Miami Herald, Sept. 4, 2019.
 4. Katie Shepherd and Herman Wong, "[ [link removed] ]Trump speaks out after Bahamas
hurricane survivors were kicked off ferry over U.S. visa demands," The
Washington Post, Sept. 9, 2019.

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