Dear Friends of IDP:
As we write, the streets are filled with screams of collective joy and relief. For four long years, we have stood up against relentless attacks on our communities. We are thankful for the long and hard work of organizers in BIPOC communities who mobilized to defeat Trump’s divisive and harmful agenda. Today, with the immigrant rights community, and all those who have fought, struggled and protested against the Trump administration’s policies of the last four years, we look forward to the possibilities that lie ahead.
Under Trump, IDP, along with many of you, fought unimaginable attacks on our communities driven by a hate-filled politics that criminalizes immigrants. Yet, we know that Trump drew from ideas and practices that are deeply rooted in systemic racism and xenophobia. Defeating insidious narratives and reimagining a humane immigration system for all will take more than a change in the White House.
Undoing the damage of the last four years will take hard work—that much is very clear. But it is not enough to simply go back to the days of the Obama administration and the rhetoric of “felons, not families.” At IDP, we are committed to fighting for an immigration system that treats all immigrants humanely, and one that aims to reverse the harms of a racially discriminatory policing and punishment system.
Today, as we plan for a new administration, we are so grateful to have you as part of our community. Together, we have met the challenges of the last four years, and, united, we will meet the challenges of the next four.
In solidarity on behalf of the IDP team,
Mizue Aizeki, Interim Executive Director
Marie Mark, Director of Legal Support and Resources, &
Lee Wang, Director of Strategic Initiatives
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