Letter: Vote ‘No’ on the “Border Safety and Security Act”

The Honorable Members of the 118th Congress
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.
January 12, 2023

Dear Honorable Members of the 118th Congress:

With the new year comes new opportunities for the U.S. government to establish a humane and orderly immigration policy that respects human rights. The newly elected majority in the House of Representatives, however, is moving in the opposite direction, rolling out an intentionally divisive legislative agenda that panders to hate and anti-immigrant animus
rather than actual policy solutions. Among the first bills expected to go to the House floor is the “Border Safety and Security Act,” which would, as a practical matter, shut our border to all asylum seekers, no matter how strong their cases might be.

The undersigned organizations - including Immigrant ARC - urge Members of the House of Representatives to vote no on the “Border Safety and Security Act” and on the full slate of anti-immigrant bills we expect to see introduced in coming months.

Read the rest of the letter HERE.