Today, 45 told members of the press that his new immigration bill would allow undocumented immigrants who aren't serious or violent criminals to remain in the U.S. without fear of deportation, which of course goes against everything he has said and done thus far. However, he also said that he still stands behind his call for "extreme vetting" and his unconstitutional Muslim ban. Meanwhile, massive ICE raids have continued all over the country, targeting all undocumented immigrants, not just those who are serious or violent criminals. Here's how you can help protect immigrants from 45's attacks.
- Call your local legislators. Use the information at the following links to call your governor, mayor, and county sheriff and urge them not to cooperate with ICE:
- Find your local legislators here: https://www.usa.gov/local-governments
- Scripts: http://www.3notrump.org/weekly-actions-2282017/#1
- Call your members of Congress. Use the information at the following links to call your members of Congress (MoC) and urge them to speak out in support of the BRIDGE Act and against the RAISE Act:
- Find your MoC here: https://www.govtrack.us/
- Scripts: http://www.3notrump.org/weekly-actions-2282017/#2
- Sign a petition. Sign the following petitions to help stop 45's attacks on immigrants:
- From Credo Action: https://act.credoaction.com/sign/governors_immigrants
- From Reform Immigration for America:
http://reformimmigrationforamerica.org/campaigns/not-business-usual-reject-trumps-deportation-force-stop-raids-now/
- Share information. Click the following links to download Reform Immigration for America's infographics for undocumented immigrants preparing for ICE raids, then share them with your friends and family through social media, text, and/or email:
- Download the English version:
http://we.reformimmigrationforamerica.org/page/-/Know-Your-Rights%202017%20graphic%20jam%20edits.jpg - Download the Spanish version:
http://we.reformimmigrationforamerica.org/page/-/Know-Your-Rights%202017%20graphic_Spanish%20jam.jpg
- Download the English version:
The Environment - EPA Protections
Today, 45 once again showed that he doesn't care about our environment by signing an executive order aimed at rolling back an Obama-era rule that protects public bodies of water. Rolling back this rule would put clean water and public health at risk. 45 is also poised to announce massive budget cuts to the EPA, and he recently put Scott Pruitt, who wants to get rid of the EPA, in charge of the Agency. Here's how you can help fight against 45's anti-environment agenda.
- Email 45 and Scott Pruitt. Use this form to send an email to 45 and Pruitt urging them not to cut the EPA's budget:
https://secure.nrdconline.org/site/Advocacy;jsessionid=00000000.app330a?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=4195 - Sign a petition. Sign this petition to urge Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren to lead a movement in Congress to stop 45 from dismantling environmental protections:
https://actionsprout.io/07CDB2/initial
Upcoming Events
- March 2 - Power Mapping and Influencing Election Officials Webinar: On Thursday, March 2nd, at 9pm ET/6pm PT, the ACLU and Together We Will are teaming up to present a webinar that will teach you how to use power mapping in order to achieve your goals as an activist. Register for the webinar here:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/d7af6acb471f96a966858a512be5123a?link_id=4&can_id=90df5f321fca2c991f46fe40365d958b - March 3 - Sending Trump a Message Through Litigation Teleconference: On Friday, March 3rd, at 4:30pm ET/1:30pm PT, the NRDC is hosting a teleconference with an up-to-the-minute report on the threat that 45 poses and how they will fight back through litigation. Register for the teleconference here:
https://secure.nrdconline.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=4193
Miscellaneous
- Healthcare - Affordable Care Act: 45 and the Republicans are promising a new plan to take away health insurance from millions of Americans within the next few days. Use the information at the following link to call your MoC and demand that they block any bill that destroys the ACA's expansion of Medicaid:
http://www.weekly-resistance.online/past/saveObamacare.html - Federal Agencies: Corporate Republicans in Congress want to hamstring the agencies in charge of consumer and financial protections, worker rights, public health, food safety, clean air and water, and more. Use this form to email your MoC and tell them vote no on bills that weaken our public protections:
http://action.citizen.org/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=13434 - International Affairs Budget: 45's administration is planning massive cuts to development assistance programs in the International Affairs budget, which have saved millions of children’s lives. Use this form to email 45 and tell him not to cut the International Affairs budget:
http://action.savethechildrenactionnetwork.org/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=21098