White nationalists are trying to use pro-environment messaging to hurt immigrants. Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. [[link removed]] [[link removed]]
[[link removed]] The Greening of Hate Deregulation of polluting industries. Fossil fuel subsidies. Drilling and
mining public lands. A wildlife-killing border wall. Immigration doesn’t cause climate change, but all of these things do.
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Despite the many immigrants helping to lead the fight against climate change,
right-wing pundits, policymakers, and political operatives have fiercely and
furiously blamed immigrants for the degradation and decline of nature in the
United States.

This so-called “greening of hate” is a common refrain in a range of conservative
and white supremacist arguments, including those of Ann Coulter, Fox News host
Tucker Carlson, neo-Nazi Richard Spencer, and the manifestos of more than one
mass shooter. This extremist movement is small but organized, backed by many
prominent and well-funded anti-immigration groups and activists.

The truth is that communities of color—to which most immigrants and
second-generation Americans belong—are the most concerned about the environment
and support policies to protect it. Studies show that immigrants live more
environmentally sustainable lifestyles than native-born Americans—so much so
that immigrant density is associated with lower carbon emissions.

Modern environmentalism is stronger because of its diversity. We must focus on
the root causes of human displacement and migration—including those rooted in
nature destruction and climate change. And the Biden administration must focus
on establishing a working legal immigration system, asylum process, and pathway
to citizenship—all of which will benefit the U.S. environmental movement.

Read more about the hateful policies that hurt immigrants and the conservation
movement.
[[link removed]] Protecting Undocumented Workers on the Pandemic's Front Lines
[[link removed]] Five million undocumented immigrants—nearly 3 in 4 of those working—are on the
front lines of the United States’ response to the coronavirus pandemic, keeping
everyone in America safe, healthy, and supported.

They are working in hospitals and doctors’ offices, at every stage of the food
supply chain, physically maintaining and expanding the country’s infrastructure,
caring for our loved ones, and more. In short, undocumented workers touch nearly
every sector of the U.S. economy and society.

These workers and sectors are vitally important to both the U.S. response to the
pandemic and its recovery from the resulting economic devastation, and they
cannot be jeopardized. The Biden administration and the new Congress must pass
protections for these critical workers, including by putting them and their
families on a pathway to citizenship.

Check out our fact sheets on the contributions of undocumented immigrants to the
construction, food supply chain, health care, and home care sectors of the
economy.
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[[link removed]] Fair Play
[[link removed]] While cisgender athletes remain unharmed when transgender athletes participate,
policies known as transgender sports bans can do substantial harm to the mental
health, well-being, and lives of transgender youth. It is not enough to simply
avoid outright bans on transgender inclusion in sports or have no policy at all;
instead, states must be proactive in implementing inclusive policies.
[[link removed]] Facts on Paid Family and Medical Leave
[[link removed]] The United States is the only industrialized nation in the world to not
guarantee any paid leave. Workers should have access to comprehensive paid
family and medical leave to care for themselves or a loved one without being
faced with this impossible choice. Policymakers must act now to ensure that all
workers have permanent access to paid family and medical leave. Impeach and Convict Donald Trump
CAP's democracy expert on the second impeachment trial of Donald J. Trump
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