John — for months anti-immigrant governors like Ron DeSantis and Greg Abbott have been using immigrant families for cruel political stunts – tricking migrants to fly to Martha’s Vineyard or dumping people at the Vice President’s residence.
It’s an anti-immigrant playbook that goes right to the heart of our domestic worker movement: more than half of nannies, housecleaners, and care workers are immigrant women who know exactly what it’s like to be targeted because of where you were born.
But incredibly: for every bus, every plane, beautiful community-led teams have sprung into action to show what a true American welcome filled with dignity and compassion looks like.
Everyday people are showing how we can build a dignified, humane welcoming system at every opportunity, and today it’s culminating in the launch of the #ChooseWelcome movement.
Families shouldn't be used as a political ploy. Most of the immigrants being used in these political stunts are fleeing unimaginable violence, and they need and deserve a safe welcome into their new community.
So the Choose Welcome movement is here to say that every bus will be met with welcome, every time. Each time a cynical politician tries to make a headline for himself by scapegoating immigrants, we’re going to show up to choose welcome.
Already these beautiful community-led welcome teams are profoundly changing the political conversation and paving the way for a re-conceived immigration system, one that opens up legal pathways for communities to welcome immigrants with dignity.
Together, let’s show that there are more people willing to welcome than people who choose to be cruel.
Thanks for all that you do,
Immigration Team
National Domestic Workers Alliance