Dear MoveOn member,
Donald Trump has declared a national emergency to fund his racist, anti-immigrant wall and deportation agenda.1
This is an undemocratic power grab from an unhinged man unhappy with a Democratic Congress that will not indulge his temper tantrums.
In response, a number of partners have called for Presidents Day Protests around the country on Monday, February 18 at noon local time (or the time local hosts deem best). The reception to this day of action has been electric: over 150 events with over 10,000 RSVPs are already on the map! Together we will stand against Trump's fake crisis and racist deportation force and stand with immigrant, Muslim, and Black and brown communities.
Click here to find and join a Presidents Day Protest. If there's not already and event near you, you can also create one!
Trump's fraudulent national state of emergency and constant attacks on immigrants, following his unhinged government shutdown, fly in the face of the will of the American people. In the 2018 election, Trump and his Republican allies ran on a platform of building a wall and criminalizing immigrants and asylum-seekers—and lost by millions of votes.
We can—and we must—do better. We can live up to our nation's aspirations to welcome immigrants seeking a better life for their families. We can invest in resources to more quickly process asylum requests. We can confront the humanitarian crisis the Trump administration is escalating—while refuting the manufactured national security crisis Trump and his cronies are promoting through their xenophobic lies. And Congress can swiftly act to vote to end this fake "state of emergency"—which is why we need an immediate national outpouring in defense of democracy and in solidarity with immigrant communities.
Can you join us on Monday at a Presidents Day Protest?
No, I can't attend. But I want to sign a petition.
Thanks for all you do.
—Corinne, Iram, Bill, Emma, and the rest of the team
Source:
1. "Trump Declares National Emergency to Build Border Wall," New York Times, February 15, 2019
https://act.moveon.org/go/63552?t=10&akid=192885%2E10220574%2EuInDYD
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