NEW: Dozens of immigration advocates walked out (virtually) on top Biden officials Saturday in protest of the administration’s decision to continue border policies enacted during the Trump admin
“I cannot stand one more meeting of them pretending”
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“I cannot stand one more meeting of them pretending”
politico.com/news/2021/10/1…
“They give us accolades on the outside, but on the inside, we're having to take out the metaphoric knives from our back," said Ariana Saludares of Colores United.
“We have sadly reached a turning point,” the activists told the Biden team this morning
“We have sadly reached a turning point,” the activists told the Biden team this morning
The meeting and the subsequent walk out was prompted by the administration’s plans to reinstate “Remain in Mexico”
But that was just the catalyst. Tensions have been increasing for months. this was just a turning point, per ppl in the meeting.
But that was just the catalyst. Tensions have been increasing for months. this was just a turning point, per ppl in the meeting.
Luis Guerra, the strategic capacity officer at the Catholic Legal Immigration Network who walked out of the meeting today: “I think they're afraid of the backlash of anti-immigrant groups and we'll continue to remind them that that backlash will exist regardless of what they do"
Activist anger at the admin is especially acute b/c they now feel like both Dems and Repubs are embracing a nativist approach to immigration & they have nowhere to turn.
“It's almost like we were bamboozled into thinking that this was going to be the best option, and it isn't."
“It's almost like we were bamboozled into thinking that this was going to be the best option, and it isn't."
for a picture of the call.
https://twitter.com/AlexThomp/status/1449506865596047362?s=20
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