Hi all.
As
you probably know by now, ICE
deported some members of FISDAC (First Indonesian Seventh Day Adventist
Church). I’ve talked with folk on both the enforcement and protest side of
things who seem to be in the know. Short of hiding Indonesian Refugees (for
a short explanation the particular way the US government mis-settled persecuted
Ethnic Chinese Indonesian Christians click here) in my home and church, the
best way to resolve this particular injustice is through the passage of House
Resolution 2642, the Indonesian Family Refugee Protection Act. It
essentially resets the clock for Indonesian Refugees to seek asylum here in the
US.
So,
please contact your
representative. Ask them to encourage the leadership to bring HR2642 to a
vote, and then vote yes on it.
Tell
them:
1.
The lives of those we deport are in danger. We are sending these Christians
towards persecution and maybe death. This bill will keep them safe.
2.
We resettled these folk incorrectly, they had no way to seek asylum.
Essentially, we forced them to overstay their visas. This bill fixes that
problem.
3.
Those in hiding are living in terror of being separated from their
families—they’ve been here for decades and done everything right.
I
know there are lots of political things going on, most of us feel pulled in a
billion different directions, our hearts breaking or hardening all the time.
But please contact your representative, ask them to bring HR2642 to a vote and
vote yes on it.
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