Icymi: Cortez Masto Stands UP for Vulnerable Immigrant Communities

In Case You Missed It,U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) has been standing up to protect vulnerable immigrants in Nevada and across the United States, including Dreamers, as the Trump Administration continues to attack immigrant communities.
Cortez Masto has been a leading voice in pushing forcommonsense guardrailson ICE and CBP in any future DHS funding bill and introduced thePUBLIC SAFETY Actto redirect almost $75 billion inadditionalICE funding to local law enforcement agencies. This past week, she worked to shine a light on how the Trump Administration’s immigration policies negatively affect Dreamers, SIJS youth, and children in immigrant families.
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KSNV, Las Vegas (Broadcast): Cortez Masto Fights for Dreamers on the Senate Floor
Anchor:“Nevada Democratic Senator Catherine Cortez Masto taking to the Senate floor to shine a light on the state of immigration enforcement in our valley, including what she says is the lack of protections for Dreamers, undocumented people brought to the U.S. as children.”
Cortez Masto:“What the administration is doing to DACA recipients, to Dreamers, to their families, and even to the United States citizens goes against everything our nation was founded on.”

YouTube: Senate Forum: Trump’s Mass Deportation Tactics Are Traumatizing Children
Cortez Masto:“It is right for all of us to take action, be advocates, look out for the best interests of our neighbors. Stand up – whether it’s in the courts or in our communities or what we can do immediately because of the impact that this administration is having.”
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