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ABOLISH ICE

FEDERAL DAILY ACTION – Thursday, June 28, 2018
GET RID OF ICE
Submitted by Jean Sealey
Call Senator Rubio (202 224-3041 or 904 354-4300), Senator Nelson (202 224-5274 or 904 346-4500) and your House representatives and tell them to urge Rep. John H. Rutherford to support Rep. Pocan’s bill abolishing ICE. ICE violates the Fourth Amendment frequently and it creates fear by falsely claiming undocumented immigrants are dangerous criminals rather than vulnerable people seeking a b…

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THEINTERCEPT.COM
Calls to Abolish ICE Are Becoming More Mainstream. Is Washington Ready for the Conversation?
The movement to abolish ICE has found its footing on Capitol Hill, but many in Congress are resistant to dissolving the agency without viable alternatives.
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2019 PROPOSED BUDGET

FEDERAL DAILY ACTION – Wednesday, June 27, 2018
2019 BUDGET: THE COST OF TAX CUTS FOR THE WEALTHY
Submitted by Jean Sealey
Call Senator Rubio (202 224-3041 or 904 354-4300), Senator Nelson (202 224-5274 or 904 346-4500) and your House representatives and tell them to calculate the cost of the 2019 proposed budget. As it is, the budget breaks then-candidate Trump’s promise not to cut safety net programs for our most vulnerable citizens, the elderly, the disabled, children and …

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WASHINGTONPOST.COM
House GOP plan would cut Medicare, Medicaid to balance budget
Lawmakers widely agree that spending that is not subject to the appropriations process is becoming unsustainable, but President Trump has refused to cut Medicare or Social Security.
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CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS

FEDERAL DAILY ACTION – Tuesday, June 26, 2018
END ZERO-TOLERANCE IMMIGRATION POLICY
Submitted by Jean Sealey
Call Senator Rubio (202 224-3041 or 904 354-4300), Senator Nelson (202 224-5274 or 904 346-4500) and your House representatives and tell them to enact legislation that would end a zero-tolerance immigration policy immediately and that complies with the rights of undocumented immigrants under the U.S. Constitution.
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PBS.ORG
What constitutional rights do undocumented immigrants have?
The administration’s “zero-tolerance” immigration policy and the recent surge in family separations at the border — a practice President Donald Trump ended through executive order — has called attention to the legal rights of immigrants under U.S. law.