Tell State GOP Legislators to Stop Bullying Immigrant Babies

Tell State GOP Legislators to Stop Bullying Immigrant Babies

The Issue

Republican lawmakers from 5 states are joining up with anti-immigrant hate group FAIR in a state by state effort to repeal birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants.

They are hoping to re-write the Constitution, specifically the 14th Amendment to say that anyone born here is not a citizen unless both their parents are citizens.

Just because these Republican legislators lack the ability or are so full of hatred that they can't sit down and come up with a solution to a broken immigration system does not give them the right to use it as a wedge issue to toy with the Fourteenth Amendment guarantee of equal protection.

Tell the GOP that bullying immigrant children as a way to divert attention from real immigration reforms is deplorable. And to come up with some real solutions to our broken immigration system.

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Prerna LalPetition StarterAs Co-Founder of <a href="http://DreamActivist.org" rel="nofollow">DreamActivist.org</a>, Prerna built a vibrant activist immigrant youth community online that has mobilized thousands into action. She has a graduate degree in International Relations and obtained a Juris Doctor from The George Washington University Law School in May 2013. She serves on the board of Immigration Equality. Contact email - prerna@prernalal.com
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The Issue

Republican lawmakers from 5 states are joining up with anti-immigrant hate group FAIR in a state by state effort to repeal birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants.

They are hoping to re-write the Constitution, specifically the 14th Amendment to say that anyone born here is not a citizen unless both their parents are citizens.

Just because these Republican legislators lack the ability or are so full of hatred that they can't sit down and come up with a solution to a broken immigration system does not give them the right to use it as a wedge issue to toy with the Fourteenth Amendment guarantee of equal protection.

Tell the GOP that bullying immigrant children as a way to divert attention from real immigration reforms is deplorable. And to come up with some real solutions to our broken immigration system.

avatar of the starter
Prerna LalPetition StarterAs Co-Founder of <a href="http://DreamActivist.org" rel="nofollow">DreamActivist.org</a>, Prerna built a vibrant activist immigrant youth community online that has mobilized thousands into action. She has a graduate degree in International Relations and obtained a Juris Doctor from The George Washington University Law School in May 2013. She serves on the board of Immigration Equality. Contact email - prerna@prernalal.com

The Decision Makers

Mark McBride
Former Oklahoma House of Representatives - District 53
Rep Daryl Metcalfe
Rep Daryl Metcalfe
Rep. Russell Pearce (AZ)
Rep. Russell Pearce (AZ)
Sen. Jack Murphy (GA)
Sen. Jack Murphy (GA)

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Petition created on October 21, 2010