{"id":8282,"date":"2025-12-09T08:02:05","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T13:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.durhamfriendsmeeting.org\/?p=8282"},"modified":"2025-12-09T08:02:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T13:02:12","slug":"fcnl-asks-us-to-write-letters-to-senator-collins-about-immigration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.durhamfriendsmeeting.org\/?p=8282","title":{"rendered":"FCNL Asks Us to Write Letters to Senator Collins About Immigration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Through Wendy Schlotterbeck, the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) is asking us to participate this month in a campaign they are calling Letter by Letter: Building Solidarity with Migrants<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Throughout the fall, FCNL is collecting handwritten letters to deliver to Congress on December 18 for International Migrants Day. We\u2019re sending a clear message:\u00a0Immigrants make this nation whole. Unchecked, clandestine detention and deportation must stop.<\/strong>”\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More information on the Campaign is available HERE. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time is of the essence. Wendy will be delivering our letters on December 18.<\/strong> She’ll be at Meeting this Sunday, December 14<\/strong>, equipped with pens, paper and envelopes to write letters right then and there. This Sunday <\/span>will be the best day to get to her for her to carry to Collins’s office. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s more from FCNL:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Legislators must reject President Trump\u2019s efforts to deport millions, close the border to families and children seeking refuge from persecution, and strip protections from sensitive locations like schools, hospitals, and places of worship. \u00a0His administration has moved to deputize the military for civil immigration enforcement and divert funds Congress set aside for humanitarian and migration needs. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“This is not an immigration policy\u2014it is a reckless, punitive, and unconstitutional abuse of executive power. It\u2019s an assault on our faith calling to love the immigrant as thyself. It\u2019s an abandonment of American values. Members of Congress can still choose another path. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Constituent handwritten letters cut through the noise like little else. Below are talking points on four themes to help you begin: refugee admissions, threats to Dreamers, enforcement in sensitive places, and military involvement in immigration enforcement. Share your story, how your community is affected, and urge your members of Congress to act.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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