Action Alert from the National Council of Churches- Tell Congress: Don’t Fund Refugee/Muslim Ban 2.0
President Trump has issued a second Executive Order unjustly restricting the inflow of refugees and unfairly targeting our immigrant brothers and sisters. Walling off America, reducing community safety, and turning our back on those in need are affronts to our country’s values of family unity, fairness, and equality. As people of faith, we are called to stand against these discriminatory policies.
The President is asking Congress for an additional $7.5 billion in fiscal years 2017 and 2018, over and above last year’s funding for immigration enforcement, at the expense of vital education, housing, and nutritional assistance programs that promote public safety and alleviate poverty. Congress has an opportunity to protect our tax dollars and ensure billions of dollars don’t go toward expanding immigration enforcement, separating families, or detaining children. Now is our chance to tell our Members of Congress to live up to our values and act with moral authority.