Scapegoating immigrants lets the real culprits off the hook such as logging companies chopping down the Headwaters forest, developers putting golf courses in wetlands and chemical companies fouling our air and water. We need to stop these harmful actions. But sending refugees back into danger, keeping immigrant families divided and militarizing our border won't do that. We need a bold vision for environmental protection. In order to achieve this vision, we need the support of all Americans, including newcomers.
Immigrants also care about clean air, clean water and wilderness protection.
Scapegoating divides us and lets polluters off the hook. Instead of finger pointing, we should work together. If we let the anti-immigration lobby divide us, only the polluters, loggers and developers will win. Environmentalists, people of color and immigrant communities can and should work together to stop corporations from polluting our air and water and to bring justice to the many communities of color that bear the brunt of toxic poisoning. Together we can stop the corporations that pollute our environment and our children's lungs.