Thread by @AmericasVoice

HAPPENING NOW: Asylum Experts, Border Advocates, and Faith Leaders Hold Press Call to Mark Launch of National Campaign to #WelcomeWithDignity

Bilal Askaryar, Welcome With Dignity Communications Coordinator:

"This campaign is about the average citizen who is called to welcome their neighbor with dignity"

#WelcomeWithDignity

.@GuerlineMJozef, of @HaitianBridge :

"When we are looking at Black immigrants who end up at the Mexican border... they are the most targeted...We must also look at racial justice!"

#WelcomeWithDignity

Pastor Joel Hortiales, Director of Hispanic/Latino Ministries and Border Concerns, of @umcmission:

"What do you say to a mother who needs to cross the border who will most likely be separated from their child? That's why I support Welcome With Dignity"

#WelcomeWithDignity

.@Kat_Obser, Acting Director Migrant Rights & Justice Program, of @wrcommission:

"Those seeking safety in the U.S. should not be locked up, they should have access to a system that is fair and timely....Welcoming with dignity shouldn't be a radical concept"

#WelcomeWithDignity