Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Tell Rep. McSally to help stop family separations


Tens of thousands of Courage Campaign members sent a powerful message to Congress yesterday calling for an end to Trump's viciously cruel family separation policy.
Now it's time to turn up the pressure. The Republican immigration proposals by Speaker Paul Ryan and Rep. Bob Goodlatte -- which fail to end family separations and could actually lead to more children living in jails -- will be voted on in a matter of days.(1)
We need to make sure our elected representatives hear us loud and clear: Congress must take meaningful action to humanely end family separations, not blow up the immigration system, as the Ryan and Goodlatte proposals would. Can you call your representative, Martha McSally, and tell her to vote no on the Ryan and Goodlatte immigration bills? 
Call 1-844-336-0046 and tell Rep. Martha McSally to end family separations at the border.
Here's a call script that you can use as guidance when you get on the phone with the representative:
"Hi, my name is __________ and I live in Tucson. I'm calling to ask you to vote NO on the Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 by Speaker Paul Ryan, and to vote NO on the Securing America’s Future Act by Rep. Bob Goodlatte. These bills do nothing to stop family separations at the border, and they go against America's welcoming values. Thank you." 
Immigration agents have snatched over 11,000 children from their parents this year -- even those asking for political asylum after escaping horrible human rights abuses.(2)
They even took a breastfeeding child away from her mother.(3) This is inhumane, and it has to stop. But Trump and the Republican leadership are using these children as leverage to force Democrats and moderate Republicans to support two GOP immigration bills by Speaker Paul Ryan and Rep. Bob Goodlatte up for a vote THIS WEEK. If they pass, it will basically end immigration as we know it -- and will do almost nothing to stop children from being separated from their families.
These are children, not bargaining chips. Trump can end family separations with one phone call -- but instead he's holding thousands of kids hostage to his extremist immigration agenda. Will you call your representative immediately and ask them to defeat the Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 by Speaker Paul Ryan and the Securing America’s Future Act by Rep. Bob Goodlatte?
Call 1-844-336-0046 and tell Rep. Martha McSally to vote NO on the Ryan and Goodlatte immigration bills. 
-the Courage team

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