Thread by @ProgressiveMass

.@JamieEldridgeMA, the lead Senate sponsor of the #SafeCommunitiesAct, explains the origins of the bill and the ways deportations tear families and communities apart. #mapoli

As @JamieEldridgeMA notes, the #SafeCommunitiesAct is a racial justice issue and a public health issue. #mapoli

.@JamieEldridgeMA notes that we've heard promising things from the Biden-Harris administration, but we can't wait for the federal government to act. #mapoli

.@RepRuthBalser: No one should fear that reporting domestic abuse to law enforcement could lead to their deportation. #mapoli

.@RepRuthBalser roots her support for the #SafeCommunitiesAct in her Jewish values and her commitment to "never again." #mapoli

.@RepLizMiranda: Our immigrant communities have been living in a pandemic in a pandemic in a pandemic. #mapoli #SafeCommunitiesAct

.@RepLizMiranda: "No one should fear seeking the care they need to keep themselves and their families safe and healthy." #mapoli #SafeCommunities

.@RepLizMiranda: "It's time to end our involvement in deportations once and for all," speaking about her own lived experience and those of her constituents. #mapoli #SafeCommunitiesAct

.@macurry01 of @MassLeague is talking about how our immigrant policies are bad public health policy. #mapoli #SafeCommunitiesAct