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Call or write your US Congress to demand they: 

• OPPOSE gutting essential social programs in exchange for more funding to a bloated immigration enforcement system. 

• The current budget in the House of Representatives proposes more than $100 billion for immigration enforcement—the kinds of activities that have long existed and continue to fail to address the underlying gaps in our system that contribute to immigration backlogs, system failures, and rights abuses. What’s more, oppose the proposed immigration benefit fees, which will result in exploitation of vulnerable individuals and coercive denial of the right to seek asylum or reunite with family by levying significant fees on immigration benefit applications. 

• This includes $1000 fee to apply for asylum—making the US one of only 3 countries with any fee for protection, a yearly penalty while a person’s case is pending, and $3500 to sponsor an unaccompanied child 

• This is all while Congress demands American taxpayers accept cuts to programs that keep our neighbors healthy, support pregnant mothers, and ensure children thrive. 

• CALL CONGRESS and tell them to VOTE NO on the budget reconciliation package as drafted. 

• Instead, let them know that you want to prioritize funding for healthcare, social security, education, and policies that make our communities stronger rather than sowing fear and tearing them apart.