End the Crisis of Death and Disappearance at the Border
There is a crisis of death and disappearance happening at the US–Mexico border. Today, Tucson-based groups No More Deaths and La Coalición de Derechos Humanos release part 1 of a three-part report series aimed at bringing this crisis to light.
We ask you to take action now to end the crisis of death and disappearance.
With Trump’s promise to build a border wall and to deport two to three million immigrants who have built lives in the US, we will inevitably witness more deaths and disappearances in the borderlands.
Today, we ask you to call and fax three key congressional Democrats demanding that they do everything in their power to delay and halt Trump’s border wall. More specifically, we are asking these legislators to:
Send your faxes with one click, and use the numbers below to leave a message for each of these three legislators.
Congressman Raul Grijalva: (520) 622-6788
Senator Dianne Feinstein: (202) 224-3841
Senator Claire McCaskill: (202) 224-6154
Sample script:
Hi, my name is _____________, and I’m calling to urge Congressman/Senator __________ to delay the building of a border wall under Trump’s administration. Please stand up for border communities and the rights of migrants by commissioning a GAO report on the cost of Trump’s wall, and by making a commitment that you will filibuster any bill that includes Trump’s wall or other border infrastructure that will push migration into deadly corridors.
We ask you to take action now to end the crisis of death and disappearance.
With Trump’s promise to build a border wall and to deport two to three million immigrants who have built lives in the US, we will inevitably witness more deaths and disappearances in the borderlands.
Today, we ask you to call and fax three key congressional Democrats demanding that they do everything in their power to delay and halt Trump’s border wall. More specifically, we are asking these legislators to:
- Commission a Government Accountability Office report on the cost of Trump’s wall, which would expose its extravagant cost, its ineffectiveness at halting migration, and how it would push more migrants towards death and disappearance
- Be ready to filibuster when Trump’s wall is up for a vote
Send your faxes with one click, and use the numbers below to leave a message for each of these three legislators.
Congressman Raul Grijalva: (520) 622-6788
Senator Dianne Feinstein: (202) 224-3841
Senator Claire McCaskill: (202) 224-6154
Sample script:
Hi, my name is _____________, and I’m calling to urge Congressman/Senator __________ to delay the building of a border wall under Trump’s administration. Please stand up for border communities and the rights of migrants by commissioning a GAO report on the cost of Trump’s wall, and by making a commitment that you will filibuster any bill that includes Trump’s wall or other border infrastructure that will push migration into deadly corridors.