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Ladders to Get Over Trump's Wall

We saw some folks are raising money for a border wall to keep out our migrant siblings and fellow human beings, who are fleeing violence and persecution and whose tragically-underpaid labor is essential to the U.S. economy. Seems like a bad idea on countless levels for everyone involved.  Maybe we should focus on human rights and creating a community that reflects our supposed values. 

And even though at a rate of $1.7 million daily, it would take their fund about 35 years to raise the $21.7 billion that Trump's own Dept. of Homeland Security says would be needed  to build said wall, we wanna make sure ladders are ready to send over to our undocumented friends and help them.

If this seems ludicrous, we welcome you to the coalition of reasonable adults. 

Should we not reach our goal--or should they (ahem) not reach theirs--all funds raised will go to the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES) , a Texas-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit agency that promotes justice by providing free and low-cost legal services to underserved immigrant children, families, and refugees.

You see, they’ll never reach their goal, but no matter how much we raise, we’re going to reach ours:

Supporting an organization working to help immigrants seeking legal asylum. This GoFundMe isn’t really about ladders at all. It’s about lifting people up.

This idea is the original brainchild of @HoarseWisperer on Twitter.

Questions? Concerns? Misspelled remarks full of racist vitriol you'd like to pass along? Find me at @cmclymer .

Also: kudos to @NancyLevine  and other advocates who have set up similar satirical fundraising for RAICES at https://gofundthewall.net

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  • Danielle Johnson
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  • Anonymous
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Fundraising team: Ladders for Migrant Siblings (2)

Charlotte Clymer
Organizer
Raised $22,828 from 823 donations
Washington D.C., DC
Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES)
Beneficiary
RAICES SAN ANTONIO, TX
Team member
Raised $700 from 36 donations
This team raised $138,761 from 6327 other donations.

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