From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org):
On April 22, President Trump signed a new executive order banning many immigrants from the United States and prolonging family separation for at least the next 60 days. This is yet another effort by the administration to push its anti-immigrant agenda, this time by exploiting a public health crisis. This executive order is immoral and diametrically opposed to family values, as it prolongs the suffering of families, including parents, siblings, and adult or married children of U.S. citizens, as well as spouses and unmarried children of green card holders seeking reunification through the family immigration system.
During this unprecedented global pandemic, it is unconscionable that the administration is trying to divide our communities, rather than protect all of our neighbors. Banning immigrants serves only to impair community response to this pandemic and will do absolutely nothing to stop this virus that is already here. As people who care about our immigrants and families, we must make our voices heard to Members of Congress that we reject this anti-family, anti-immigrant executive order.
CONTACT YOUR SENATORS & REPRESENTATIVE TODAY: Go to https://greateras1.org/take-action-urge-congress-to-stop-trumps-new-immigration-family-ban/ to contact your 2 Senators and 1 Representative; alternatively, contact them directly—find contact information:
- Senator Robert Casey: http://casey.senate.gov
- Senator Pat Toomey: http://toomey.senate.gov
- Your Representative: http://www.house.gov
Sample Email: “I’m your constituent from [CITY/TOWN], and [as a person of faith] I urge you to reject this new immoral, anti-family, and anti-immigrant executive order signed by Trump today. I am outraged that this administration is prolonging family separation and banning immigrants under a false guise of public health and economic concerns. Banning immigrants serves only to impair community response to this pandemic and will do absolutely nothing to stop this virus that is already here. Reuniting families contributes to stability, prosperity, and stronger communities. Please do everything in your power to see that the administration reverses this detrimental executive order. My community welcomes immigrants, and I urge you to reflect the best of our nation by supporting family unity and our immigrant neighbors.”
Please find CWS’s statement decrying the new executive order here, and the Interfaith Immigration Coalition’s statement here.
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