Tell Your Democratic Senator to Vote NO on S. 5, the Laken Riley Act
First thing Friday morning, the Senate convened and invoked cloture on S.5, the Laken Riley Act so that it can move forward to a vote on final passage.
This bill will unjustly target and criminalize all noncitizens and fuel more dangerous rhetoric about immigration. But that was the point for Republicans all along – to exploit the tragic death of Laken Riley to fuel their anti-immigrant fear mongering.
Senate Democrats could have united against the bill and used the filibuster to stop it in its tracks, but 10 Democrats voted for it and 2 sat out the vote completely, even after Republicans made it clear that they were not interested in an actual conversation about S.5 and blocked amendments that would offer protections for children, Dreamers, or individuals who are just accused, but not charged or convicted, of a crime.
The Democrats that voted yes are:
Sen. Cortez-Masto (NV)
Sen. Gallego (AZ)
Sen. Hassan (NH)
Sen. Kelly (AZ)
Sen. Ossoff (GA)
Sen. Peters (MI)
Sen. Rosen (NV)
Sen. Slotkin (MI)
Sen. Warner (VA)
And the Democrats that sat out the vote are:
Sen. Fetterman (PA)
Sen. Coons (DE)
Now the bill will face a simple-majority vote that Republicans will easily be able to pass with their senate majority. But there is absolutely no reason that any Democrats should lend their support for this bill and greenlight Republicans' anti-immigrant agenda. They have one last chance to show us that they will stand up against harmful and inhumane immigration policies.
Fill out this form right now and we’ll connect you to your Democratic Senator. Tell that the Laken Riley Act is bad policy that demonizes all immigrants and opens the door for a full MAGA takeover of immigration. Let them know that you expect them to stand up against this fearmongering and vote NO on S.5.
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Hello,
I’m a constituent from [part of state], and I’m calling to tell [Senator] that I’m outraged that they did not vote to block cloture on S. 5, the Laken Riley Act.
The bill exploits the tragic death of Laken Riley to sow widespread fear of immigrant communities. It’s disappointing that [Senator] fell for this false narrative and voted to move on to final passage of the bill, even after Republicans refused any amendments that would have limited the dangers of the bill.
Tell [Senator] that I expect them to fight back against harmful anti-immigrant rhetoric and policy, not just go along with it in order to appear “strong on the border.” I am counting on them to do the right thing and vote NO on final passage of the Laken Riley Act.
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