EscInd: Weekly Action Plan for July 26, 2021
Welcome to Escondido Indivisible’s weekly action plan for July 26, 2021! California Gubernatorial Recall Election will be on September 14, 2021. Check your voter registration or register to vote. Mail ballots will be mailed to all registered voters starting August 16th. Stay safe & healthy!
Immigration
- Read-up on Immigration Rally Held Outside Darrell Issa's San Marcos Office and from March 2021, House OKs Protections for 'Dreamers' and Farmworkers; Issa Is Sole San Diego Delegation 'No'.
- Contact Representative Issa, Senator Feinstein and Senator Padilla and urge them to pass “Comprehensive Inclusive Immigration Reform” such as H.R.6, which provides “permanent legal protections and a pathway to citizenship for DACA and TPS recipients”, H.R.1603, which provides protections for migrant farmworkers, and H.R.1177, which also provides a pathway to citizenship for DACA and TPS recipients along with migrant farmworkers. Note that Representative Issa voted no on H.R.6 & H.R.1603 which passed the House and now in the Senate for consideration. See Protect DACA and TPS Recipients with the Dream and Promise Act and Major Immigration Reform for Agriculture Garners Bipartisan Support.
Voting Rights
- Read-up on Texas Democrats Faced Criticism for Fleeing to D.C.—But These Lawmakers See Their Gamble as a Deeply Personal Battle for the Future of Their State and Black Women Leading the Fight For Voting Rights.
- Contact Representative Issa, Senator Feinstein and Senator Padilla and urge them to pass legislation to restore and strengthen the Voting Rights Act of 1965 such as H.R.1/S.1. Note that Representative Issa voted no on H.R.1 which passed the House but was blocked in the Senate by the filibuster. See Demand your Senator Eliminate the Filibuster to Pass S. 1 and Support Democracy Reform with the For the People Act.
- Contact State Senator Jones and ask him to support AB-37 to extend vote by mail to all elections in California. AB-37 passed the Assembly 59 to 16. Assemblymember Waldron voted no against extending vote by mail and making voting more accessible.
Police Accountability
- Read-up on What's Changed – and What Hasn't – for Policing in San Diego.
- Contact Assemblymember Waldron and ask her to vote yes on SB-2 to create a decertification process for peace officers. SB-2 passed the Senate 26-9. Senator Jones voted no to holding police accountable for misconduct or criminal conviction four times during the three hearings and on the Senate floor. See SB-2 Fact Sheet, #TeamJustice SB2 Letter Template and Police Decertification Bill Moves Forward (scroll down).
- In-Related News: read-up on NYC’s Non-Police Mental Health Pilot Increasing Rate of Those Getting Aid, Data Show.
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