FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 22, 2020
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Tenoch Flores, tenoch.flores@outlook.com
LOS ANGELES -- As the final presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump came to a close, Marielena Hincapié, executive director of the NILC Immigrant Justice Fund, issued the following statement:
“As expected, Donald Trump offered nothing new during tonight’s debate, just more of the same blame-shifting, scapegoating and attacks on immigrants that voters have come to expect for the last four years. Joe Biden articulated a pro-immigrant inclusive vision for our nation that promises everyone a fair shot at success.
The choice is clear: four more years of Donald Trump will be devastating for immigrants and for our nation. Dangerous and inhumane policies like family separation will only get worse. In comparison, under Biden, 11 million Americans who were born elsewhere will have a pathway to citizenship and our nation can move forward with a focus on healing and rebuilding our economy.
With twelve days to go until the final votes are cast, those of us who are committed to reclaiming our nation’s role as a beacon for those seeking a better life are winning the argument by articulating a pro-immigrant vision for our nation and carrying that message to persuadable voters in battleground states.
During tonight’s debate, NILC IJF Vote Team volunteers contacted over 22,000 persuadable voters in Arizona, urging them to vote for Biden-Harris. In addition to direct voter contact, our paid digital program has delivered over 7 million video ads featuring pro-immigrant messages to 130,000 persuadable independent women and persuadable Latinx voters in Wisconsin, Arizona and North Carolina.
Trump may have lost tonight’s debate but we will be taking nothing for granted until Joe Biden is sworn in as the next President of the United States, and we can all focus on uniting, healing, and rebuilding our nation for all of us, including immigrants.”
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