THE BUDGET MUST HAVE HUMANITARIAN AID AND PROTECTIONS FOR TRUMP’S CONCENTRATION CAMPS

ACTION ONE: GO TO #INDIVISIBLETUESDAY

JOIN INDIVISIBLE HILLSBORO AT #INDIVISIBLETUESDAY TODAY, TUESDAY, JULY 8TH TO TALK TO CONGRESSWOMAN BONAMICI’S STAFF.  MEET IN THE COURTYARD ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE BEAVERTON CENTRAL MAX STATION AT 11:30AM AT 12725 SW MILLIKAN WAY, BEAVERTON.
WE WILL THANK CONGRESSWOMAN BONAMICI FOR VOTING AGAINST THE FLAWED EMERGENCY SPENDING BILL.  WE WILL ASK TO CONGRESSWOMAN BONAMICI TO GO FURTHER AND 
  • WORK FOR A BUDGET THAT PROVIDES HUMANITARIAN AID FOR THOSE SUFFERING AT THE HANDS OF ICE/CBP AND NO ADDITIONAL MONEY TO DHS
  • CALL FOR AN IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY TO HOLD TRUMP ACCOUNTABLE FOR HIS CRIMES INCLUDING THESE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AT THE CONCENTRATION CAMPS.

ACTION TWO: CALL YOUR SENATORS

SAMPLE SCRIPT FOR WYDEN AND MERKLEY:

My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because…
I am devastated at the illegal treatment of our neighbors at the concentration camps at the border and am very disappointed that Congress passed a flawed spending bill, gifting $4.6 billion to the Trump administration to continue their inhumane anti-immigrant campaign at the border  I thank the Senator for voting no on this bill and I ask him to
  • work for a budget that provides humanitarian aid for those suffering at the hands of ICE/CBP and no additional money to DHS
  • Call for an impeachment inquiry to hold Trump accountable for his crimes including these human rights violations at the concentration camps.

ACTION THREE: CALL YOUR HOUSE REPS

Not sure who your U.S. Representative is? Find out here. 

SAMPLE SCRIPTS FOR REPRESENTATIVES:

My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because…
For Blumenauer, Bonamici, and Defazio: I am devastated at the illegal treatment of our neighbors at the concentration camps at the border and am very disappointed that Congress passed a flawed spending bill, gifting $4.6 billion to the Trump administration to continue their inhumane anti-immigrant campaign at the border  I thank the Representative for voting no on this bill and I ask him/her to
  • work for a budget that provides humanitarian aid for those suffering at the hands of ICE/CBP and no additional money to DHS
  • Call for an impeachment inquiry to hold Trump accountable for his crimes including these human rights violations at the concentration camps.
For Schrader and Walden: I am devastated at the illegal treatment of our neighbors at the concentration camps at the border and am very disappointed that Congress passed a flawed spending bill, gifting $4.6 billion to the Trump administration to continue their inhumane anti-immigrant campaign at the border  I ask the Representative to:
  • work for a budget that provides humanitarian aid for those suffering at the hands of ICE/CBP and no additional money to DHS.
  • Call for an impeachment inquiry to hold Trump accountable for his crimes including these human rights violations at the concentration camps.

BACKGROUND:

Last month Congress passed a flawed emergency funding, gifting $4.6 billion to the Trump administration to continue their inhumane anti-immigrant campaign at the border.
How did we end up with this bill?
  • the GOP led Senate voted down a House bill providing human humanitarian aid at the border
  • the GOP led Senate approving a bill will no guard rails for how our neighbors are treated in Trump’s camps
  • conservative Democrats of the “problems solvers caucus” insisted that the Senate bill be passed with no amendments
  • the Senate bill passes the house with mostly Republican votes
Most of the Oregon delegation (Blumenauer, Bonamici, and Defazio along with Senator Wyden and Merkley) stood by our immigrant neighbors and voted against this bill.  But there is more work to be done.
Budget talks and investigation are coming up in Congress. We must keep calling and make it clear to our Members of Congress that they must
  • work for a budget that provides humanitarian aid for those suffering at the hands of ICE/CBP and no additional money to DHS
  • call for an immediate impeachment inquiry over the illegal conditions in these camps.

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