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Statement

North Carolina Moms Say ‘No’ to H.B. 10, Want Politicians to Welcome, Not Attack, Immigrant Families

February 22, 2023
Immigration

Lisa Lederer, 202/371-1996

Statement of Sheila Arias, North Carolina Campaign Director of MomsRising/ MamásConPoder, the online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families nationwide, and more than 47,000 in North Carolina, on H.B. 10, the Require Sheriffs to Cooperate with ICE Act:

“It’s heartless. Mean-spirited. Divisive. Harmful. House Bill 10, now being considered in the North Carolina House of Representatives, would cause grave harm to immigrant families and communities and to our state. By forcing sheriffs to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), this legislation would put people suspected of minor infractions such as traffic violations at risk for detention for up to 48 hours, and ultimately for deportation. And it would undermine the wisdom and judgment of sheriffs throughout our state.

“If House Bill 10 becomes law, families will be separated. Children traumatized. The trust and cooperation between sheriffs and immigrant communities broken. Immigrant families will be afraid to report serious crimes, leaving all of our communities vulnerable. A climate of fear will shape every aspect of their lives.

“North Carolina moms want our state legislators to reject House Bill 10 and to stop attacking and demonizing our immigrant friends, neighbors, and community members. Together we have the power to reject this divisiveness and the hate that underlies it, and demand our leaders do better for our children and communities.”

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MomsRising.org is an on-the-ground and online grassroots organization of more than a million people who are working to increase family economic security, decrease discrimination against women and moms, and to build a nation where businesses and families can thrive. Established in 2006, MomsRising and its members are organizing and speaking out to improve public policy and to change the national dialogue on issues that are critically important to America’s families, including criminal justice reform, immigration policy reform, and gun safety. MomsRising is working for paid family and medical leave, affordable, high quality childcare and early learning, and for an end to the wage and hiring discrimination which penalizes women — particularly moms and women of color — and so many others. MomsRising advocates for access to healthy food for all kids, health care for all, earned sick days, and breastfeeding rights so that all children can have a healthy start. MomsRising maintains a Spanish language website: MamásConPoder.org. Sign up online at www.MomsRising.org — and follow us on our blog, and on Twitter and Facebook.