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Beto O'Rourke
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Where would they build the wall? Whose home or ranch or farm are they going to take to build it? Which communities and habitats are they going to destroy? Reply with your best pictures of the border - let the rest of the country see what’s at stake.
This was with Molly’s girl scout troop at Rio Bosque.
Looking out from Roma, TX across the Rio Grande
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We’ve conflated the war on terror, the war on drugs, with immigration. This has led to mass deportations & militarization at a time of record safety on the U.S. border. False fear is cynically stoked to harm those who pose no threat to this country. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
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Beto O'Rourke
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The last child has left Tornillo. It’s good for these kids and their families. And it shows the power of people who showed up for them and shared with the rest of the country that we were locking up immigrant kids for months at a time. You made this happen.
The same power we saw from those who showed up on Father’s Day in Tornillo last year — who formed the political pressure to force this administration to end family separation, to stop this country from taking kids from their parents at the border.
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Beto O'Rourke
@BetoORourke
Hundreds of migrant families released onto the streets of El Paso on Christmas Eve, without food, money or help. ICE says more will be released tomorrow and following day. If you would like to help - please donate to migrant shelter Annunciation House: annunciationhouse.org/financial-dona…
Grateful to everyone who has donated so far — and to all of those on the ground here in El Paso who are helping with temporary shelter, food & other help for these families. I will share volunteer opportunities in El Paso for those in the area as soon as they are shared with me.
I have also spoken with ICE, CBP, El Paso Office of Emergency Mgmt and incoming Congresswoman @vgescobar to see how we can better coordinate releases. My thanks to all those who are working on this.
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no one leaves home unless home chases you
fire under feet
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