Immigrants- Thank you to the League of Women Voters

There is no national emergency at the US border. 

Rather, the real emergency is, in fact, the terrible humanitarian crises caused by Donald Trump, by treating families and children like caged animals. Kristjen Nielson* can't deny that the US government is putting human beings who are seeking legal seeking asylum, in cyclone chain link cages.

https://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20190223/letter-us-league-of-women-voters-stands-with-immigrants

An echo opinion letter published in the Rockford Illinois, Register Star. The League of Women Voters U.S. CEO Virginia Kase issued the following statement: “By declaring a state of emergency, the president abuses his national emergency powers and undermines Congressional authority — all for a wasteful, ineffectual border wall that will not make our nation safer.

“The American people expect the president to fulfill his executive responsibility for sound management of public funds, not sidestep Congress in order to force funding for a border wall that the American people have not sanctioned.

“The league objects to this abusive declaration of a national emergency.”

The League believes that immigration policies should promote reunification of families, meet economic, business and employment needs and be responsive to those facing political persecution or humanitarian crises.

Those seeking asylum, desperate people who are escaping the fear of death in their Central American countries, are not breaking any laws. Rather, they are obeying U.S. law, that says asylum seekers may present themselves at any port of entry. 

They must, by law be admitted and given a process to determine whether they will be given asylum.

Diversity and immigration have made our country great. Immigrant families must be treated with the same dignity and respect we afford to citizens of the U.S. League of Women Voters stands in solidarity with immigrants and our partners in the immigrant rights community.

— Jo Minor, chairman, League of Women Voters of Greater Rockford

*Mika Brzezinski co-host of MSNBC "Morning Joe", launched a blistering attack on Homeland Security Sec. Kirstjen Nielsen, after her testimony before the House Homeland Security Committee.