Call to Action: January 30, 2019
STOP THE WALL
STOP FAMILY SEPARATION
Trump and his GOP regime shut down our government for a racist wall. While the country suffered through a shutdown that put people in danger and forced others to work without pay, disturbing information about how far they will go to further their racist ideals came to light.
This administration (led by DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and White House adviser Stephen Miller) has willfully and maliciously sought policies to deter immigrants showing little value for human life.
- Senator Merkley released a December 2017 memo where the Trump administration outlined the policy of family separation—months before Sessions announced it—and a plan for denying asylum hearings to children to speed up deportation.
- The Inspector General found that family separation began in the summer of 2017 (one year before the “zero tolerance policy”) where thousands of children were separated from their families with no records or plans for reunification.
- Against Mexico’s wishes and on dubious legal footing, the Trump administration is sending asylum seekers to wait for their trial in Mexico.
Seeking Asylum is Legal!
Keep Families Together!
Pass Real Immigration Reform!
ACTION ONE: CALL OUR SENATORS
“My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. We must put an end to Trump’s racists policies. Please 1) keep working for a budget with no money for the wall, 2) demand Kristjen Nielsen and Stephen Miller resign on all your outlets, and 3) push for investigations into human rights abuses at the border. Thank you.”
Portland: (503) 326-3386, DC: (202) 224-3753
Salem: (503) 362-8102, Eugene: (541) 465-6750
Medford: (541) 608-9102, Bend: (541) 318-1298
Pendleton: (541) 278-1129
https://www.merkley.senate.gov/contact/
Portland: (503) 326-7525, DC: (202) 224-5244
Salem: (503) 589-4555, Eugene: (541) 431-0229
Medford: (541) 858-5122, Bend: (541) 330-9142
La Grande: (541) 960-7691
https://www.wyden.senate.gov/contact/
ACTION TWO: CALL COMPLICIT GREG WALDEN
“My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. Now is the time for comprehensive immigration reform. Please ask Mr. Walden to PUT COUNTRY BEFORE PARTY and 1) work for a budget with no money for the wall, 2) demand Kirstjen Nielsen and Stephen Miller resign on all your outlets, and 3) push for investigations into human rights abuses at the border. Thank you.”
DC: (202) 225-6730, Medford: (541) 776-4646
Bend: (541) 389-4408, La Grande (541) 624-2400
https://walden.house.gov/contact-greg/email
ACTION THREE: BE AN ACTIVIST
Visit the ORD2 Indivisible Event Calendar on a regular basis to keep updated on our local activities.
Teach & Greet: Building Our Bench – Location TBA
February 17 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
https://ord2indivisible.org/event/teach-greet-building-our-bench-location-tba/
SOURCES:
Trump Admin Weighed Targeting Migrant Families, Speeding Up Deportation of Children
Thousand More Migrant Kids Separated From Parents Under Trump Than Previously Reported
Asylum Seekers Are Being Sent Back To Mexico as Trump Administration Rolls Out New Policy
We Now Have Even More Proof That Family Separation Was the Policy
