CALL TO ACTION #709: Congress: Pass Humanitarian Aid. Then Demand an Impeachment Inquiry (June 27, 2019)
CONGRESS: PASS HUMANITARIAN AID.
THEN DEMAND AN IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY
Congress is passing supplemental DHS funding to aid children in concentration camps at the border. Recent developments:
- The House passed a $4.5b bill that tightens protections for children and prohibits any new money for ICE investigations or DoD involvement
- The $4.59b passed by the Senate gives DoD $145 million for border security
- The House will have to vote on the Senate bill
- Congress recesses July 1. The House doesn’t come back till July 15; Senate July 5
- Trump may veto anything he doesn’t like.
Bottom line:
The DHS already has plenty of money. It just chooses to spend it on illegal/inhumane anti-immigrant actions. Any new funding should be restricted to humanitarian aid. No extra money for ICE raids or border security.
Fund Humanitarian Aid For the Border NOW!
Immigration is an impeachment issue. Recent developments:
- Trump is still separating children at the border under questionable claims
- The American Bar Association just called conditions at migrant child detention centers inhumane and illegal
- The Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education has called the centers concentration camps and has joined a lawsuit against Trump’s child separation policies
Bottom line:
We need an impeachment inquiry into Trump’s illegal and inhumane treatment of immigrants.
Impeachment Inquiry NOW!
**ACTION ONE: CALL OUR SENATORS**
SAMPLE SCRIPT FOR SENATORS WYDEN AND MERKLEY:
“My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [town/city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because . . .
. . . I have two requests for the Senator:
- Eliminate funding for border security activities and ICE investigations in any final DHS supplemental bill. The DHS has plenty of money and no political will to take care of children at the border. Any new funding must be highly targeted and come with strong oversight
- Please call for an immediate impeachment inquiry. Trump’s treatment of immigrants is an illegal, impeachable offense
Thank you.”
SENATOR RON WYDEN
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/
SENATOR JEFF MERKLEY
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/
**ACTION TWO: CALL COMPLICIT GREG WALDEN**
SAMPLE SCRIPT FOR WALDEN:
“My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [town/city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because . . .
. . . I have two requests for Greg Walden:
- Eliminate funding for border security activities and ICE investigations as part of any final DHS supplemental bill. The DHS has plenty of money and no political will to take care of children at the border. Any new funding must be highly targeted and come with strong oversight.
- Please call for an immediate impeachment inquiry. Trump’s treatment of immigrants is an illegal, impeachable offense.
Through Greg’s actions and inactions—his silence has been deafening—he appears to fully support Trump, regardless of how much damage Trump is doing to our democracy and to world stability. Know that we are still here, that we will be working to flip his seat BLUE — #2020StartsNow!
Thank you.”
COMPLICIT GREG WALDENDC (202) 225-6730, Medford: (541) 776-4646
Bend (541) 389-4408, La Grande (541) 624-2400
https://walden.house.gov/contact-greg/email-me
**ACTION THREE: BE AN ACTIVIST**
Visit the ORD2 Indivisible Event Calendar on a regular basis to keep updated on our local activities. Participate with us as often as you can.
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June 28 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am
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June 28 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
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June 30 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
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June 30 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
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Non-ORD2 Indivisible Sponsored Events: Greg Walden Town Hall Meetings – Mt. Vernon, Mitchell, Powell Butte
July 2 @ 8:30 am
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Non-ORD2 Indivisible Sponsored Events: Greg Walden Town Hall Meeting – Cascade Locks
July 3 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
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Lights for Liberty: A Candlelight Vigil to End Human Detention Camps – Ashland
Letters to the Editor Writing Session – Medford
July 19 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
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SOURCES:
What’s in the Senate bill:
Overview:
https://www.vox.com/2019/6/24/18715490/congress-border-aid-negotiation-trump-pelosi
Trump delays ICE sweeps: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/22/us/politics/trump-ice-raids.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage
Trump is still separating children at the border:
ABA condemns child migrant treatment:
DOJ lawyer tries to argue that sleep, soap and toothbrushes aren’t part of safe and sanitary conditions: https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1142151178177978368/video/1
Oregon Jewish Museum and Holocaust Education Center in lawsuit: http://www.ojmche.org/app-news/lawsuit-against-policy-of-separating-parents-and-children-at-border
