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Rejecting discriminatory immigration policies and supporting refugees

Repealing the 2001 AUMF and respecting congressional war powers Reducing the Pentagon budget Engaging with Iran Engaging with North Korea Supporting a just resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Opposing regime-change interventions and broad-based sanctions Rejecting discriminatory immigration policies and supporting refugees Closing Guantanamo Ending support for governments that violate human rights Prioritizing diplomacy and avoid militarizing our relations with other powers such as Russia and China INITIAL SIGNATORIES OF THIS LETTER
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We call on you to repeal the Muslim, African, refugee, and asylum bans, restore access to asylum, and support a robust refugee resettlement program. This includes a commitment to admit at least 125,000 refugees in your first year in office, increasing refugee admissions every year, and investing in infrastructure needed to rebuild our refugee resettlement program and restore U.S. leadership on refugee protection given that we are now facing the worst global displacement crisis in history. As we urge other countries to admit and protect refugees, the U.S. must also ensure all asylum seekers have a meaningful opportunity to be heard before a judge and utilize community-based alternatives to immigration detention.