From the ACLU -
Hi Tony –
The stories coming out of child detention centers are unconscionable. Toddlers sleeping on cold cement floors. Children caring for babies. Lack of soap and toothbrushes, food and water. And in recent months, at least six children have died in custody and another child died soon after being released. That's inexcusable.
We'll continue to use every tool at our disposal to hold CBP accountable – but we need your help. Sign our petition to Congress demanding they investigate CBP detention sites and hold CBP to account for harming children.
This week, we saw a tragic photo of the dead bodies of Oscar Alberto Martinez and his 23-month-old daughter Valeria, who drowned in the Rio Grande river while seeking refuge in the U.S. It's hard to imagine the desperation that leads families to take this perilous journey. It's even harder to imagine the depths of inhumanity that our government will sink to in order to pursue its racist, anti-immigrant agenda.
We should be better than this, Tony.
Together with our four million supporters, we've been calling Congress to make loud and clear that we refuse to give even more of our taxpayer money to DHS and its sub-agencies, CBP and ICE. We've sued the Trump administration over family separation and other inhumane policies against immigrants and asylum seekers. And we've rallied behind legislation that would protect immigrant communities and create a path to citizenship. We're winning, but there's still much work to be done.
Demand that Congress investigate child detention sites and hold CBP to account for its inhumane treatment of children.
Let's come together and demand better from our government. The children deserve it.
Thanks for making your voice heard,
Astrid Dominguez
Director of the ACLU Border Rights Center
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We have shrinking cities which could use the immigrants. For instance, Detroit could use the people.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrinking_cities
We can bus the whole families to Detroit, while keeping the families intact. And then we can set the people free in Detroit with EBT cards, and with help with housing, etc, and the Unions can help them to get jobs, etc, they can help each other and other people can help them, they can live their American Dream in Detroit. And there can be redevelopment money and business loans in Detroit, etc.
Instead of holding the people in detention centers, we need to bus the families to Detroit and set them free in Detroit with aid to get settled, etc.
Salute,
Tony V.
I sent some emails to the City Council in Detroit, and here is a response that I received...
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Dear Tony V,
Thank you so much for sharing your insight. Our office has led the effort for Detroit to be a welcoming city. We will continue to advocate for a better quality of life for ALL Detroiters, new and native.
Thank you again and have a blessed day.
Best regards,
Hanan Yahya
Community and Resident Services Manager
Office of Council Member Raquel Castañeda-López
Detroit City Council
Downtown: 2 Woodward Avenue, Suite 1340
District Office: 1927 Rosa Parks Boulevard, Suite 110A
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No matter how much Detroit has had to struggle, Detroit is still a part of the USA, and Detroit shares our spirit. I hope things improve in Detroit quickly.
And our new immigrants are welcome in Detroit.
Salute.
Tony V.
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