Yesterday marked a milestone in our months-long battle to defend democracy in Arizona this session. Since the beginning of the session, Indivisibles packed the committee hearing for HB 2616 and made hundreds of calls to their legislators to fight back against anti-democratic bills including HB 2616. We are thrilled that the Arizona House listened to the will of their constituents and voted against HB 2616.
The Dream and Promise Act would provide permanent relief and a path to citizenship for the millions of immigrants Trump has targeted. It is an important step toward securing justice for all of the immigrant families who live and work in our communities. We recognize that the road ahead is long, but we won’t rest until we have secured permanent protections for all immigrant families, starting with passage of this bill in the House.
For too long, the rules of our democracy have been rigged in favor of the wealthy and the white. Today’s passage of H.R. 1 dramatically raises the bar as we continue to work to create a democracy that includes and represents us all.
What the Republican-controlled Arizona Legislature did today is an affront to democracy and the will of the people. SB 1188 would purge over 260,000 Arizonans from the early voter rolls and is a deliberate attempt to make it harder for Arizonans to participate in the democratic process. Republicans in the legislature have shown that they want to silence the people’s voice to ensure that only the voices of those already in power are heard.
The Indivisible Project’s associate policy director Elizabeth Beavers released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed a resolution to overturn Trump’s fake national emergency.
A historic power grab requires a historic response. Congress has never acted to terminate a national emergency declared by a president, but it is crucial that they do so this time. Make no mistake: this was not an emergency. Instead, this was an illegal, anti-democratic power grab rooted in hate.
A coalition of organizations, including Indivisible, to reform and strengthen U.S. democracy, released the following statement following Trump's declaration of a national emergency to fund his hateful border wall.
MoveOn, United We Dream, Indivisible, CREDO Action, Win Without War and other groups organizing national actions on Monday in response to Trump undermining democracy to further his racist agenda.