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MomsRising Endorses Bill to Repeal President Trump’s Discriminatory Muslim Ban

April 10, 2019
Immigration

Lisa Lederer, 202-371-1996

WASHINGTON, DC -- MomsRising, the online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, today endorsed the National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants Act (“NO BAN Act”). This civil rights bill would end the Muslim Ban and amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion, ensuring that no president can ever again ban an entire community without accountability.

The NO BAN Act was introduced this morning by U.S. Senator Chris Coons (Del.) and U.S Representative Judy Chu (Calif.).

“The Muslim ban is a stain on our country. It has prevented Americans from reuniting with loved ones, caused patients to go without life-saving health care, prevented young people from getting an education, denied children time with parents and grandparents, and more,” said MomsRising Executive Director and CEO Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner. “We are profoundly concerned that it has intensified the bigotry, hatred and Islamophobia that President Trump so often stokes, and contributed to the increase in hate crimes against Muslims in our country and around the world.”

“We commend U.S. Senator Coons and U.S. Representative Chu for introducing and championing this bill,” added Khadija Gurnah, MomsRising Campaign Director for Immigration. “The moms of America will fight to #repealtheban.”

A broad-based coalition of more than 400 faith, civil rights, national security and community organizations announced their support for the NO BAN Act today.

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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.