Friend,

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has taken his anti-immigrant agenda to new extremes.
In July, he issued an unlawful executive order instructing Texas law enforcement
to apprehend and attempt to expel migrants — another political stunt that
demonizes immigrants and oversteps his authority.

We are not standing by while Greg Abbott attacks immigrants. Give today to
support our work and fight back against Abbott and anti-immigrant politicians
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Abbott is responsible for “Operation Lone Star,” an unlawful program that
criminalizes migrants and people of color which is now being investigated by the
Justice Department for egregious civil rights violations. Through this
xenophobic program, Governor Abbott deployed the Texas National Guard and law
enforcement officers to target migrants for criminal prosecution for the state
criminal offense of “trespassing,” based on their perceived race, national
origin, and immigration status.

Along the way, Abbott has justified his actions with racist and false rhetoric
about an “invasion” at the border. This hateful speech is designed to inflame
his supporters and sow anti-immigrant fervor. In fact, yesterday was three years
since a white gunman opened fire at a Walmart in El Paso, killing 23 people,
most of whom were Latinx and immigrants. The suspect was motivated by what he
called a "Hispanic invasion" of people coming to the U.S. “illegally.”

Abbott is not alone amongst the GOP in waging a war on immigrants. Across the
country, politicians are vilifying immigrants, our asylum system, and people
seeking refuge to score cheap political points as they vie to remain in power.

Abbott is running for a third term for governor, so we’re fighting back to
ensure he and other anti-immigrant Republican politicians are not reelected to
advance their dangerous anti-immigrant agenda. Friend,
will you join our fight and add a donation today?
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[[link removed]]Anything you can give goes a long way to support our work to protect and defend
immigrants, as Greg Abbott, the GOP, and others attack and criminalize our
communities.

Thank you,

Bri Gillis
Political Director
NILC Immigrant Justice Fund

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