Contact:
Malik Russell | mrussell@naacpnet.org I 443-610-0361
Adam Luna | adam@unitedwedream.org | 202.486.3020
Shin Inouye | inouye@civilrights.org | 202.869.0398
** Advisory **
TODAY, January 12 @11AM
National Civil Rights Leaders Decry Raw Racism of Trump
Call In Press Conference: 785‑424‑1102, Conference ID: RIGHTS
Amidst Principled Negotiations on the Dream Act, Trump Shows That One Value Drives His Decisions Above All Others: White Supremacy
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, the raw racism of Donald Trump and those driving his immigration and other policy making decisions were on full display as he called for fewer Black people to be admitted into the United States in favor of white immigrants. And this morning, the President doubled down on his comments offering a weak justification for his racist viewpoint.
Today, civil rights and immigrant rights organization leaders will offer their perspectives on Trump’s disturbing comments and call for a return to a principle-driven negotiations on the Dream Act.
When: TODAY, January 12 – 11:00 am eastern
Who:
Cristina Jimenez, Executive Director and Co-Founder of United We Dream
Vanita Gupta, President and CEO, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Marc H. Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League
Derrick Johnson, President and CEO, NAACP
Clarissa Martínez-de-Castro, Deputy Vice President, UnidosUS
Jonathan Jayes-Green, Co-Founder and Director, Undocublack Network
Judith Browne Dianis, Executive Director, The Advancement Project
Where: 785‑424‑1102, Conference ID: RIGHTS
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