CONGRESS – PLEASE STOP THE CRUELTY
ACTION ONE: GO TO #INDIVISIBLETUESDAY
Join Indivisible Hillsboro at #IndivisibleTuesday today 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 thank will Congressman Bonamici for bearing witness at ICE detention centers, voting NO on previous budgets that supported ICE/CBP, and supporting impeachment inquiry in the House.
We will ask her to keep pushing for:
- immediate impeachment hearings. Trump must be held accountable for his illegal treatment of our neighbors at the border
- a budget that cuts ICE and CBP to “FY16” level
- humanitarian guard rails for any funding provided to ICE/CBP
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’m appalled at how cruel Trump and his administration are towards immigrants and refugees. Cruelty is the point for Trump and his GOP. I ask the Senator to keep pushing for:
- immediate impeachment hearings. Trump must be held accountable for his illegal treatment of our neighbors at the border
- a budget that cuts ICE and CBP to “FY16” level
- humanitarian guard rails for any funding provided to ICE/CBP
CALL SENATOR MERKLEY
CALL SENATOR WYDEN
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, Defazio: I’m appalled at how cruel Trump and his administration are towards immigrants and refugees. Cruelty is the point for Trump and his GOP. I ask the Representative to keep pushing for:
- immediate impeachment hearings. Trump must be held accountable for his illegal treatment of our neighbors at the border
- a budget that cuts ICE and CBP to “FY16” level
- humanitarian guard rails for any funding provided to ICE/CBP
For Schrader, Walden: I’m appalled at how cruel Trump and his administration are towards immigrants and refugees. Cruelty is the point for Trump and his GOP. I ask the Representative push for:
- immediate impeachment hearings. Trump must be held accountable for his illegal treatment of our neighbors at the border
- a budget that cuts ICE and CBP to “FY16” level
- humanitarian guard rails for any funding provided to ICE/CBP
CALL SUZANNE BONAMICI (OR-01)
CALL GREG WALDEN (OR-02)
CALL BLUMENAUER (OR-03)
CALL PETER DEFAZIO (OR-04)
CALL KURT SCHRADER (OR-05)
BACKGROUND:
Cruelty is the point. Trump and his GOP take positions and enact policy that are deliberately cruel towards immigrants and refugees.
Cruelty is the point when separating families.
Cruelty is the point when proposing indefinite detention of children
Cruelty is the point when denying refugees flu vaccines and letting women bleed through their clothes.
Cruelty is the point when proposing to deny domestic violence victims’ asylum.
Cruelty is the point when reducing the number of refugees allowed in to almost zero.
Cruelty is the point when forcing those seeking asylum to stay in Mexico.
Cruelty is the point when threatening to deport people with life threatening illnesses.
Cruelty is the point when weaponizing the safety net against our neighbors and penalizing their pursuit of citizenship.
Most of Oregon’s Congressional delegation has stood up against this cruelty. We ask that they continue to be leaders and keep pushing for:
- immediate impeachment hearings. Trump must be held accountable for his illegal treatment of our neighbors at the border
- a budget that cuts ICE and CBP to “FY16” level
- humanitarian guard rails for any funding provided to ICE/CBP
We plead with Congress to please stop this cruelty.
