These executive actions are a clear signal of this administration’s enduring hostility toward the fundamental right to vote, citizenship for immigrants, and empowered workers.
The concurrence of today’s presidential inauguration and Martin Luther King Jr. Dayunderscores the promise of the multiracial democracy Dr. King envisioned and highlights the stark test our country is about to embark on.
Ending birthright citizenship would deprive millions of Americans of their foundational right to a representative government and would fundamentally alter and degrade the democratic equality that all citizens enjoy.
These proof of citizenship bills capitalize on anti-immigrant sentiment and perpetuate outright lies to justify restrictive practices that will make it harder for everyone to vote.
The administration’s detention and removal of immigrants without free speech, due process, and judicial authority is a crisis for immigrants and a sign that our democracy is in peril.
