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Yesterday, horrific images surfaced of US Border Patrol agents on
horseback rounding up Haitian refugees with whips.

This is not okay, never has been okay, never will be okay – no matter the
administration or party. We have to accept that our current immigration
system is designed for cruelty and dehumanization of immigrants.

Immigration is not a crime, and its criminalization is a relatively recent
invention. This is a stain on our country, and it’s time for the system to
be reimagined.

A lot of people ask, “Well, what else can we do?” The answer is there’s a
lot we can do.

Earlier this year, Alexandria joined her colleagues including Rep. Pramila
Jayapal and FIRM Action — the nation’s largest immigrant rights network —
to introduce the Roadmap to Freedom Resolution.

The [ [link removed] ]Roadmap to Freedom outlines a set of principles for an American
immigration system that is just, empathetic, effective and fair. It calls
for:

* A pathway to citizenship for 11 million people
* An end to inhumane and unjust family detention
* Investing in humane, community-based alternatives to detention and
demilitarizing the border
* Increasing protections for immigrant workers

[ [link removed] ]If you support this resolution and want to grow our fight for bold,
progressive immigration reform in Congress, please add your name here so
we can demonstrate how many people are calling for change.

[ [link removed] ]Are you in? →

When talking about immigration, the media all too often fails to provide
any of the context for why immigrants are desperately fleeing their
countries.

The reasons are usually deeply rooted in history, and the situation in
Haiti is no different. After suffering through a devastating earthquake in
August that killed 2,207 people and political unrest after the
assasination of President Jovenel Moïse, the situation in the country is
deeply unstable. It’s no surprise then that approximately 15,000 Haitians
have fled the country seeking asylum.^1

No matter the circumstance, seeking asylum is a human right. Period.

With Democrats in control of Congress and in the White House, we must
seize this moment to go bigger and bolder on reforming our immigration
system.

[ [link removed] ]Please add your name right now if you support equitable immigration
reform that centers family unity, combats injustice, and works for
everyone.

With resolve,

Team AOC

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