It takes a special kind of monster to tear a screaming baby away from a mother and send both off to separate detention centers, but that’s what immigration officials are doing RIGHT NOW on the US border.
It’s painful to even imagine their suffering — but now we have a powerful opportunity to help end this horror.
This coming Friday, people across the country will be coming together in our cities demanding congress stop Trump’s child abuse ring.There are already events in several cities to join, and Avaazers can help start new ones in cities that still don’t have an event.
Here’s the Facebook link with more details.
Once we RSVP to an event, let’s then make sure to invite our State Representatives to attend too. Hundreds of invitations through messages and phone calls will light a flame under their feet and force them to respond and help put an end to this madness.
Here’s the link to find your rep to invite them to the demonstration, and below are some simple talking points to help you:
- I’m against Trump’s inhumane immigration policy which rips children away from their parents.
- As your constituent I implore you to take immediate action to stop this shameful policy. Your support for it, or inaction to stop it, is a red stain on your legacy as [STATE’S] representative.
- I urge you to join our demonstration on Friday at [EVENT DETAILS]. By attending and responding to this horror, you will show your voters where you stand on this issue.
More information:
It’s as bad as it gets — immigrant children left in dog-like cages with nothing but gym mats and thin blankets, prison buses filled with row upon row of baby car seats, and over 1400 kids actually lost by the government that took them into custody!
But it didn’t used to be this way. There was a special agency that dealt with families humanely. Then Trump decided that forcing mothers to lose their children would be a good deterrent for people fleeing violence at home. So he promoted it, pushed it further and turned national border security into a massive child torture ring.
We’ve seen the power such rapid response demonstrations have on the media narrative around Trump’s harmful policies — from showing up at airports to protest the travel ban to marching with students to stop gun violence. Now we can do it again to stop this heartless immigration policy. 
https://www.facebook.com/events/1699977733433750/There are some news stories you read that stick with you, that are stuff made of nightmares. This is one of those, no doubt. But it’s a nightmare we can end by coming together now before another child loses their family forever.With hope,
Emma, Rewan, Andrew, Nate and the entire Avaaz team
More information:
As ICE separates children from parents at the border, public outrage grows (Think Progress)
https://thinkprogress.org/as-ice-separates-children-from-parents-at-the-border-public-outrage-grows-…
Hundreds of Immigrant Children Have Been Taken From Parents at U.S. Border (The New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/20/us/immigrant-children-separation-ice.html
The U.S. lost track of 1,475 immigrant children last year. Here’s why people are outraged now. (The Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/05/27/the-u-s-lost-track-of-1500-immigrant-c…
Separating children and parents at the border is cruel and unnecessary (LA Times)
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-immigrants-border-asylum-ice-201802305-story.html
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