Tell Congress: Walls won’t stop drugs

This week, the House will vote on a bill that would use taxpayer money to fund Trump’s proposed border wall to the tune of $1.6 billion.

Trump claims the wall is a “very important tool in stopping drugs from pouring into our country and poisoning our youth.” But the wall is yet another attempt to use the drug war as a tool to fuel racial profiling, border militarization, violence against immigrants, intrusive government surveillance, and widespread detentions and deportations.

A border wall isn’t the solution. An embrace of evidence-based solutions is. Tell Congress it’s time for drug policies grounded in science, compassion, health and human rights – not fear and prejudice.

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Subject Oppose funding for a border wall

Dear Representative,

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I am writing to urge you not to fund a border wall for the purpose of stopping the flow of illegal drugs. The White House claims the wall is a “very important tool in stopping drugs from pouring into our country and poisoning our youth.”

A border wall isn’t the solution. An embrace of evidence-based solutions is. It’s time for drug policies grounded in science, compassion, health and human rights, not fear and prejudice.

Until the U.S. addresses addiction and problematic substance use, the production and distribution of drugs will not diminish. No matter how many walls we build. There’s an overdose epidemic in this country, and the White House is correct to be concerned. But if President Trump is actually committed to preventing overdose deaths he should propose investments in health-based solutions.

Medication-assisted treatment, naloxone access, syringe programs, legal access to marijuana, and a host of other evidence-based programs. That’s where we should start. A border wall isn’t going to prevent overdose deaths. It’s not going to fix out nation’s drug problems. It’s just another sad example of using the tools of the drug war against immigrant communities.

Sincerely,

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