1/10 @splcenter has just laid off 80+ of the most talented advocates I've known & entirely eliminated its immigrant justice and Teaching for Justice programs. SPLC leadership is all about spin, and they'll put a spin on this. But make no mistake, this is a win for the right wing.
2/10 I worked at @splcenter 's immigrant justice practice group for 12 years. led it, and I developed its program representing detained immigrants in the Deep South. I'm proud of what we accomplished. SPLC has now turned its back on its decades-long struggle for immigrant justice
3/10 We represented immigrants when over 500 workers from India were subjected to labor trafficking in Mississippi & Texas; when states passed unconstitutional legislation targeting immigrants...
4/10 We represented immigrants when private prison companies saw profits soar as 1000s of immigrants were locked up for months/years in the Deep South w/o criminal charges; when growers led the charge to strip guestworker programs of the meager protections they had...
5/10 And we did so much more. Literally, in one day--and with no prior notice--@splcenter ended its decades-long commitment to immigrant justice and crushed everything we had spent years building. There's nobody who can fill that gap.
6/10 Labor traffickers, Steve Miller and his progeny, and billionaire private prison company executives are taking a victory lap. Shame on you @SPLCenter.
7/10 And to make matters worse, @SPLCenter, in decimating its imm justice & Teaching 4 Justice programs, has fired some of the strongest #union leaders at the organization; falling in line behind Deep South Big Business campaigns to kill organized labor. Shameful.
8/10 If you donate money to @SPLCenter, stop. The org has over $800 million in assets. Its investment in the important work that needs to be done doesn't come close to matching its resources. Your money will go much farther with orgs that spend--rather than hoard--money.
9/10 Instead of giving to @SPLCenter, support orgs that stretch their dollars and do incredible work. Want some suggestions? Reach out to me.
10/10 In conclusion, I'm so upset about the incredible harm @SPLCenter caused today to immigrants in the Deep South, and I'm sad for my friends and former colleagues who have lost their jobs. In their honor, let's double down and help build up orgs doing the good work.
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