Across the country, Jews and allies are mobilizing for
immigrant justice.
Friend,
Did you see how Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s latest anti-immigrant
stunt backfired this week?
Greg Abbott leads by spreading fear. He chartered buses to send
migrants from the southern border to Washington, D.C. to intimidate
the Biden administration and exploit hundreds of
immigrants.1
But here’s how community members are responding: When migrants step
off the bus in D.C., they’re warmly greeted by volunteers who are
providing food, transportation assistance, and support with paperwork
and immigration law.2
Our country is at its best when we welcome people seeking
refuge with humanity, dignity, and respect.
Right now, our government’s funding reflects Governor Abbott’s
politics of fear, with millions of dollars for inhumane agencies like
ICE and CBP. But we have an opportunity to change that in next year’s
budget.
Send
a message to your member of Congress today to demand they pass a
budget that invests in immigrant and border communities, not cruel
enforcement policies.
Bend the Arc
leaders meeting with Rep. Jamie Raskin’s staff,
alongside United We Dream, Unitarian Universalists for Social
Justice, and Quixote Center
Last week, hundreds of Bend the Arc leaders and interfaith partners
took this message directly to Congress during our Interfaith
Day of Action with the Defund Hate coalition, including:
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11 legislative visits led by more than 50 faith
leaders across the country,
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Dozens of activists trained in how to lobby their
member of Congress, and
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244 representatives contacted across
44 states
Congress heard our message for immigrant justice loud and clear.
But we need to keep up the momentum.
Right now, Congress is crafting next year’s budget for how our
country spends our resources. It’s crucial that they're pushed in a
moral direction.
Contact
your member of Congress now to demand they cut funding to ICE and CBP
and reinvest in our communities in next year’s budget.
Right-wing leaders are working overtime to promote fear against
immigrants, using cruel policies and bigoted rhetoric in an attempt to
divide us and hold onto power.
We’re choosing to respond with love and solidarity: to fight for a
country that truly welcomes everyone, no matter who they are or where
they come from.
With love,
The Bend the Arc team
Sources
1. The New York Times, Texas
Governor Targets Migrants in Anticipation of Influx at Border
2. The New York Times, Texas'
Busing of Migrants to DC Isn't Having Abbott's Intended Effect
Yet
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