June 20, 2018
This afternoon, President Trump signed an executive order that claims to end family separation, but will in fact still separate families, and does nothing to solve the crisis he created with his “zero-tolerance” prosecution policy.1
We can’t be fooled: the criminalization of immigrants will continue, including people exercising their legal right to seek asylum. Immigrant families will be kept in jails unsafe for children. And the Administration has no plan to reunite thousands of separated children.
Here are 4 ways to continue the fight:
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1. Write your local paper about family separation. Public pressure is critical in every outlet, including local and national newspapers (which are read daily by Members of Congress and the Administration). We’ve put together a tool you can use to submit a letter to the editor called “American Jews declare a state of moral emergency.” www.bendthearc.us/moral_emergency_lte |
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2. Sign up Jewish organizations. Over 140 Jewish institutions have signed the declaration of moral emergency. Are you affiliated with any you think should sign on? Send them this link: www.bendthearc.us/moral_emergency_signon |
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3. Join a June 30th Families Belong Together event. There are events in every corner of the country to protest family separation and baby jails, and send a clear message of moral opposition to Trump and his Republican enablers in Congress. We invite you to join these events if it’s within your Shabbat practice. |
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4. Support this work. Help Bend the Arc continue to mobilize the Jewish community in response to this crisis. Your donation will help us do this critical work and plan for escalation, in close partnership with our allies at immigrant-led organizations. |
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