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provision that would continue Title 42. *When you click, you’ll
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Dear Friend,

We all want to be able to move past the collective trauma we have
experienced over the last two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We know
that access to vaccines, boosters, therapeutics, and tests are critical to
combat the virus, keep schools and businesses open, ensure our continued
economic recovery, and keep families safe and healthy. 

But astonishingly, Republicans in Washington, D.C. are holding up $10
billion in funding for these vital, life-saving tools, to score political
points with their far-right anti-immigrant base.

[ [link removed] ]Quick signature: Tell Congress to pass the COVID-19 relief package now
WITHOUT any provision that would continue Title 42. *When you click,
you’ll automatically sign on if we already have your information.

What’s happening? Last week, Republicans blocked a pre-negotiated, $10
billion bipartisan funding package that would continue our nation’s fight
against COVID-19, demanding votes on amendments related to immigration and
people seeking asylum at the border. [1] This move will inevitably prolong
the pandemic and leave us unprepared for future variants and surges.
Research shows that continuing to vaccinate and boost Americans can not
only produce substantial health benefits for individuals, but also big
financial returns for the country by preventing hospitalization and death.
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Under the Trump administration, a xenophobic policy called Title 42 was
misused to prevent people from even requesting asylum, a right that is
recognized by national and international law, using the threat of COVID-19
as a pretense. Last week, the Biden administration announced it is putting
an end to the misuse of Title 42, with the Centers for Disease Control
(CDC) stating it is not necessary to control the spread of COVID-19. [ [link removed] ]
Indeed, this policy has become more and more morally and scientifically
indefensible as we have become more able to manage COVID-19 with vaccines,
treatment, masking, and other preventive measures. Imagine what
international outrage would ensue if the countries bordering Ukraine
refused to accept Ukrainian refugees because they might bring COVID-19
across the borders!

Despite Title 42 being a cruel and dangerous Trump-era policy grounded in
racism and xenophobia, Republicans are now using it as an excuse to block
$10 billion in COVID-19 relief funding and demanding Congress include a
provision that would revoke Biden’s move and reinstate the Title 42
policy. 

[2]Add your name! Tell Congress not to hold up funding for life-saving
tools to combat the spread of COVID-19!

When you click, you’ll automatically sign on to our petition that reads:

Dear Members of Congress,

We all want to be able to move past the collective trauma we have
experienced over the last two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I am
writing to urge you to pass the COVID-19 relief package that would provide
$10 billion in funding for vaccines, boosters, therapeutics, and tests
WITHOUT any provision that would continue Title 42.

Tying sound public health policy to scientifically and morally
indefensible immigration policy would be a huge mistake. Families around
the country are already feeling the lack of COVID-19 funding with testing
centers shutting down and uninsured Americans losing access to free
vaccines and treatment for COVID-19. Any delay in funding for measures
known to combat the spread of this virus is unconscionable. The vaccines,
boosters, tests, and therapeutics this funding will provide will help us
keep schools open and the economy going, and help more families stay safe
and healthy. 

In addition, Title 42 is a violation of national and international law,
and flies in the face of science. It should never have been used to deny
asylum-seekers the chance to seek safety in our country. Continuing its
misuse would force asylum seekers who are fleeing violence, persecution
and war to face family separation or to return to the dangerous conditions
that forced them to come here, without even having their asylum claims
considered. That would be cruel and indefensible, especially when we now
have the tools to prevent the spread of COVID-19. As people around the
world watch the generosity with which Ukrainian refugees are being
welcomed by European neighboring countries, our cruel Title 42 policy
which violates national and international law, provides a stark and
shocking contrast. America’s families want lawmakers to create a just and
fair process for considering asylum claims that treats all parties with
dignity, not to continue Title 42.

[3]Don’t forget to sign on! Tell Congress to pass $10 billion in COVID-19
relief funding without delay!

The more people who speak out, the bigger our impact. Please take a moment
to forward our action link to your friends and family, and to share it on
social
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Together we are a powerful voice for families.

- Claudia, Felicia, Donna, Kristin and the whole MomsRising /
MamásConPoder team

  

[1] [ [link removed] ]NBC News: Clash over immigration stalls Covid relief funds in
Congress, potentially for weeks

[2] [ [link removed] ]Commonwealth Fund: Impact of U.S. COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts: An
Update on Averted Deaths, Hospitalizations, and Health Care Costs Through
March 2022

[3] [ [link removed] ]CBS News: CDC orders Title 42 to wind down, saying expulsions of
migrants are no longer needed

[4] [ [link removed] ]Wall Street Journal, CDC Officials Objected to Order Turning Away
Migrants at Border 


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