190 National Civil, Human Rights Organizations Express Continued Concerns About Sessions Nomination
On behalf of
It would be hard to overstate the urgency and importance of these recent developments. The
As you know, in his first hearing,
In addition to his Muslim exclusion order and his continued pursuit of voter fraud theories, the president has issued orders or threatened proposals in recent days which:
* Threaten broad changes to enforcement of immigration laws that will have significant impacts on both immigrants and American citizens across the country.
* Direct drastic changes to the relationship between the federal government and the states in punishing state and local governments for their treatment of immigrants, including actions which would use state and local governments to carry out federal immigration enforcement.
* Cut the annual budget of the
* Jeopardize the protections afforded by the Affordable Care Act to persons with disabilities, women, racial minorities, LGBT persons, and lower and middle income Americans.
These actions and proposals are relevant to this Committee not only because they severely threaten civil liberties and civil rights, but also because several media reports have described
Thank you for your consideration. If you have any questions, please contact
Sincerely,
32BJ SEIU
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ACIJ
Advocates for Youth
Alianza Americas
Alliance For Justice
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
The
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
Americans for Democratic Action (ADA)
Americans United for Separation of Church and State
Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote)
ASISTA Immigration Assistance
Bend the Arc Jewish Action
Campaign Legal Center
Climate Hawks Vote
CODEPINK for Peace
CREDO
Daily Kos
Democracy Initiative
Demos
Detention Watch Network
Equal Rights Advocates
Equality Now
Fair Elections Legal Network
Faith in Public Life
Family Values @ Work
Feminist Majority
Global Progressive Hub
Grassroots Leadership
Healthcare Against Human Trafficking in the US
Housing Choice Partners
Jewish Voice for Peace
Just
Justice Strategies
LatinoJustice PRLDEF
Legal Aid at Work
MALDEF (
MomsRising
MPower Change
Muslim Advocates
NAKASEC
National Religious Campaign Against Torture
OCA - Asian Pacific American Advocates
OneAmerica
People For the
People's Action
PolicyLink
ProgressNow
Project South
Project Vote
Public
Public Citizen
Public Counsel
Refugee and
Salvadoran American National Network (SANN)
Services, Immigrant Rights, and Education Network (SIREN)
South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT)
Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC)
Southeast Immigrant Rights Network
Stand Up! for Democracy in DC (Free DC)
Students for a Just and Stable Future
Students Working For Equal Rights
TASH
T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights
UltraViolet
United families
US Women Connect
Voices for Progress
The Voter Participation Center
Voting Rights Forward
Voting Rights Institute
We Count
Win Without War
World Without Genocide at
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