TELL CONGRESS TO PROTECT DACA



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President Obama created the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. DACA granted relief from deportation for people who arrived in the US as children. Our new President* now threatens to withdraw support for DACA, which would send about 800,000 DACA beneficiaries back to countries which, in most cases, these individuals are not prepared to live in. This is unfair. Please take action to remove immigration policy from the hands of an unfit chief executive.

More info from Indivisible about DACA

SENATE ACTION:

WHAT TO DO: Call your U.S. Senator.

Find your Congressional representatives here:
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members

If you're in Minnesota:
Senator Al Franken: (202) 224-5641 / 651-221-1016
Senator Amy Klobuchar: (202) 224-3244 / 612-727-5220

SCRIPT, if you need it (if you know your rep already supports what you're asking for, adapt your script as a thank you— yes, this is important to do too!):

"Hello. My name is _______. My zip code is _____. I don't need a personal response. I'm calling with two requests. First, I ask that Senator _______ support the bipartisan Durbin-Graham “DREAM Act” (S. 1615) to take immigration policy out of Trump's hands. I also encourage the Senator to withhold support from any budget, debt ceiling compromise or tax reform initiative that includes funding for Trump’s border wall, even if it means a government shutdown. If you could pass my concerns along, I'd appreciate it." If you have a personal story relating to any of the above legislation, it's of great value for the Senator to share during debate if you'd care to include it. Be sure to thank the staffer for their time. And let your social network know you made the call!

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HOUSE ACTION:

WHAT TO DO: Call your U.S. Representative.

Find your Congressional representatives here:
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members

If you're in Minneapolis:
Congressman Keith Ellison: (202) 225-4755 / 612-522-1212
If you're in St Paul:
Congresswoman Betty McCollum: (202) 225-6631/ (651) 224-9191

SCRIPT, if you need it (if you know your rep already supports what you're asking for, adapt your script as a thank you— yes, this is important to do too!):

"Hello. My name is _______. My zip code is _____. I don't need a personal response. I'm calling with two requests. First, I want to encourage Representative ________ to support Rep. Gutierrez’s American Hope Act (H.R. 3591), to give those who arrived in the United States as children a path to permanent legal status and eventual citizenship. I also urge the Representative to withhold support from any budget, debt ceiling compromise or tax reform initiative that includes funding for Trump’s border wall, even if it means a government shutdown. If you could pass my concerns along, I'd appreciate it." If you have a personal story relating to any of the above legislation, it's of great value for the Representative to share during debate if you'd care to include it. Be sure to thank the staffer for their time. And let your social network know you made the call!

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