To: The United States House of Representatives and The United States Senate
Stop Trump's Fake National Emergency. No Racist Wall. No Power Grab.
Under the National Emergencies Act, Congress has the power to stop Trump's planned fake, wasteful, and racist "state of emergency." Tell Congress to act now and rebuke Trump's reckless war on immigrants.
Why is this important?
The only crisis at the border is the humanitarian crisis fueled by the Trump administration's attacks on immigrants, separation of families, and criminalization of asylum-seekers. Yet, Trump—in his crusade for a racist, wasteful, unpopular wall—is now planning to declare a fake "national emergency" to seize broad executive power to circumvent Congress and grab funds from other agencies for his wall.
The American public does not want this wall and Congress doesn't want to fund it. So Trump, who has been attacking immigrants as a core part of his governing agenda, is now taking extraordinary action to disregard Congress and the Constitutional balance of power. Even Republicans have said this would be vast overreach.
Fortunately, there is a Congressional remedy—under the National Emergencies Act, Congress can vote to cancel the state of emergency. Congress can, and must, act now.
The American public does not want this wall and Congress doesn't want to fund it. So Trump, who has been attacking immigrants as a core part of his governing agenda, is now taking extraordinary action to disregard Congress and the Constitutional balance of power. Even Republicans have said this would be vast overreach.
Fortunately, there is a Congressional remedy—under the National Emergencies Act, Congress can vote to cancel the state of emergency. Congress can, and must, act now.