Raleigh, NC— Over 70 organizations signed a letter addressed to Governor Roy Cooper, in response to the anti-immigrant threat launched by Representative Tim Moore last Wednesday, January 31. The letter, written and shared by the nonpartisan organization El Pueblo, was sent to the governor’s office Wednesday afternoon with 73 signatures of support from organizations, agencies and grassroots groups across the state.
The letter responds to each of Moore’s anti-immigrant statements. The organization provides statistics that highlight the economic contributions of the immigrant community, highlights previous statements by several sheriffs who opposed collaborating with federal immigration authorities, and highlights more urgent uses for taxpayer dollars over funding border security.
“This letter reflects the concerns that all of us who fight in defense of the immigrant community have regarding Representative Moore’s negative and distorted narrative. It also sends a message that we will face together any attack against our community,” said Iliana Santillán, Executive Director of El Pueblo.
Santillán also asked the Governor to maintain his position of standing with immigrant families in NC.
“In the past, the Governor has vetoed projects that directly attacked our communities. We trust that he will do so again because we know that this attack is not about making our communities safer, but quite the opposite.”
In his letter, on January 31, Representative Moore made several negative statements about the immigrant community and asked the governor to fund the sending of national guard troops to the U.S.- Mexican border, halt federal funding used to help displaced immigrants settle in NC, and to commit to enacting a law requiring sheriffs and local police to collaborate with federal immigration agents.
El Pueblo had previously publicly opposed the letter to the Governor sent by Tim Moore in a statement last week following the letter’s release . In this statement, El Pueblo condemned Moore’s anti-immigrant statements and called on the public to call Governor Cooper to oppose Moore’s letter and to support immigrant communities in North Carolina.
“The only crisis at the border that exists is a humanitarian one, faced by people who are fleeing their home countries. Moore is calling on our Governor to use our tax dollars to fund security at a border that’s thousands of miles away when there are pressing issues here in our home state that require his time and our resources, “El Pueblo released in a statement last week.
Signatures:
El Pueblo
Cosigners and Partner Organizations:
Fayetteville PACT
Pro-Choice North Carolina
Red Wine & Blue
Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy
Action NC
Muslim Women For
Planned Parenthood South Atlantic
Advance Carolina
Education Justice Alliance
Carolina Abortion Fund
NC PUBLIC SERVICE WORKERS UNION- U.E. LOCAL 150
Party For Socialism & Liberation
Interfaith Clergy Standing for the Community
NC Environmental Justice Network (NCEJN)
Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry of NC
Equality NC
Speaking for the Speechless
Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry of NC
Democracy Out Loud
NC Budget & Tax Center
ACLU of North Carolina
Mujerxs Organizando Oportunidades Notables
NC A. Philip Randolph Institute
Durham Workers Assembly
United For A Fair Economy
Muslims for Social Justice
BWFJ (Black Workers for Justice)
NC People’s Power Agenda Coalition (PPAC)
Carolina Jews for Justice
FRUIT OF LABOR WORLD CULURAL CENTER
NC Triangle DSA
Indivisible Guilford County
Hispanic Federation
North Carolina Asian Americans Together
Charlotte-Metrolina Labor Council
Asheboro Latinxs Services
Faithaction International House
El Vínculo Hispano
Student Action with Farmworkers
La Fuerza NC
El Centro Hispano, Inc.
Hendfact Henderson Fuerza Activa
Venezuela Para Ti
CIMA
SisterSong WoC Reproductive Justice Collective
Asociación de Dominicanos en Raleigh (Adora)
North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Winston-Salem DSA
Toxic Free NC
AMEXCAN, Inc.
FUM (FUERZA Y UNION MULTIPLE)
Justicia y Esperanza
Comite Popular Somos Raleigh
North Carolina Council of Churches
Pi Iota Chapter of Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad
Mi Familia Vota
Latin American Coalition
NC Counts Coalition
SEAC Village
Iglesia La Semilla UMC
Duke Define America
Mi Gente
North Carolina Immigration Law and Justice Center
North Carolina League of Conservation Voters
Students for Immigrant Rights & Equality
Angeles Latines
LatinxEd
Haciendo El Cambio – Making a Change
Acción Hispana
Latino Civic Engagement Committee
Acción política latina
MomsRising/Mamás Con Poder
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