Here's How to Help the Children at the Border
Have you seen all of the pictures of the Central American children fleeing murder, rape, and gangs, yet stuck on our border?
It’s absolutely tragic!
These children -- many of them under the age of 12 -- are fleeing violence and certain death. They’ve made a desperate, dangerous trek across the desert, only to be kept in kennels after they arrive at our southern border.
Congress and the White House are considering solutions to this crisis. So now is the time to make your voice heard!
It’s absolutely critical that you take action now and tell leaders in Washington that absolutely no child facing violence in Central American should be deported in the interest of political expediency.
Current anti-trafficking laws say that children who have traveled long distances to escape violence in their communities must be given their day in court, and if they face real danger back home we should keep them here to protect them.
Countless leaders all over the world -- including His Holiness the Pope -- have taken a strong stand in support of these children. But that hasn’t keep opportunistic politicians from using these kids for their own political gain.
No one has exploited this crisis more than Senator John Cornyn (R-TX). Sen. Cornyn is leading the charge to change our human trafficking laws in order to hastily deport children back to the violence they are fleeing.
According to experts and studies, it’s estimated that half or more of the children will qualify for protection in the United States.
But we’ll never know if we expedite their deportation like Senator Cornyn suggests!
However, there is something you can do to stop the Republican attacks on these children. Here’s our plan:
- Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) is a major champion of children fleeing violence
- She can lead the charge for Democrats and stop Republican attacks on children
- Our online tool allows your to send a message straight to her office
- Sending a message of support will help ensure that Sen. Feinstein takes a strong stand to shut down John Cornyn’s attacks on refugee children.
Click here to ask Senator Feinstein to shut down the Republican attacks on Central American children fleeing violence.
source: Gabe Ortiz
America’s Voice Education Fund