At the heart of Donald Trump’s vicious crackdown on immigrants is the lie he has fomented that they are to blame for working people’s frustrations.
As we wind down Immigrant Heritage Month, in the face of baseless, racist, partisan attacks on our communities, it is now more important than ever to advocate for immigrants and the essential role they play in our nation.
For years, politicians have misled Americans, fostering hatred against immigrants to hide the truth: it was always about profits over people, that cruelty towards migrants was an acceptable consequence.
A new report by Public Citizen and the National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA) shows that, in fact, working people at home and abroad have suffered from “free trade” policies, which Trump claims to hate but has no intention of fixing.
Join congressional leaders, the report author, and activists from front-line communities for a timely discussion on how U.S. trade and immigration policies fuel displacement and drive labor exploitation, while corporations' profit and migrants pay the price.
Speakers include:
- Rep. Linda Sánchez, (to be confirmed) Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee, whose district in Los Angeles has seen aggressive ICE raids
- Iza Camarillo, Public Citizen
- Nicole Melaku, NPNA
- Additional speakers to be confirmed
