Let's try a new game plan to get our government to #DoTheRightThing
@inspiredjen and @AoCChecklist have a call a day (with scripts) for us~
Let's show them what great teamwork we are capable of in #TheResistance!
It begins today, so get your phones ready....
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📱Call: Your one House rep and two senators’ local offices.
📜Script: Hi. I’m from [ZIP] and I’m calling to ask [name] to ensure that Congress... (see below for each day's script)
👀 your MOCs local offices... contactingcongress.org
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Sunday:
📜...ends the unnecessary so-called “zero-tolerance” immigration policy. We should reinstate the Family Case Management Program and use more humane, less-costly check-in methods.
Learn more... justiceforimmigrants.org/what-we-are-wo…
.... nytimes.com/2018/06/22/opi…
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Monday:
📜..ends the practice of separating families as a deterrent to legal asylum and refuge. Reuniting families needs to be a top priority. Is [name] aware of the tech solutions available to meet all reunion deadlines?
Learn more... vera.org/projects/immig…
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Tuesday:
📜...stops funding abuse. With nearly 200 detention-related deaths & no accountability for safety & medical violations, ICE does not deserve further government funding. As a taxpayer, I don’t want another dollar spent on ICE or construction of more prison camps!
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Wednesday:
📜...lowers immigration bond amounts. Under the current administration, bond fees are 3-25 times higher than before, keeping people in detention and families separated longer.
Learn more... pbs.org/newshour/polit…
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Thursday:
📜...welcomes asylum seekers no matter where they enter the country. Our country has a legal and moral obligation to protect people fleeing violence—even if they can’t get to a point of entry.
Learn more.... vox.com/policy-and-pol…
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Friday:
📜 ...will expedite the processing of green cards and medical visas. Our neighbors and their families are living for decades without the certainty of permanent abode. Our communities need them.
Learn more.... money.cnn.com/2018/06/08/new…
news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-re…
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To each and every one of you in #TheResistance, #THANKYOU!
Working together we can do this!!
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