Supporter Social Media Toolkit: #DefendRefuge Uplift the Bipartisan Letter to the Trump Administration
In a letter to the Trump administration, more than 300 bipartisan state and local elected leaders nationwide affirmed that their communities want to welcome refugees and urged Secretaries Rubio and Noem to immediately restart the U.S. refugee resettlement program.
We are asking partner organizations and constituents to uplift the release of the #DefendRefuge letter and applaud this bipartisan state and local commitment to welcoming people seeking safety. Visit bit.ly/DefendRefuge to see if your elected officials signed on!
Sample Posts
Below you can find some sample posts you can share across social media platforms to amplify the campaign further.
Tweet at Your State and Local Elected Officials
300+ bipartisan state & local elected leaders from across the country are urging the Trump administration to restart the U.S. refugee resettlement program.
@[Your Elected Official], thank you for showing that our community is ready to welcome & #DefendRefuge
http://bit.ly/DefendRefuge
We know that our refugee neighbors enrich & strengthen our community.
@[Your Elected Official], thank you for joining 300+ bipartisan state & local elected leaders to let the Trump administration know that we support refugee resettlement!
#DefendRefuge
http://bit.ly/DefendRefuge
Our community wants to welcome refugees. We know the U.S. refugee resettlement program enriches & strengthens our social and economic fabric.
Thank you @[Your Elected Official] for putting our values into action & urging the Trump administration to #DefendRefuge!
http://bit.ly/DefendRefuge
Sample Posts for Supporters
Today, 300+ state & local elected officials nationwide sent a bipartisan letter to the Trump administration to #DefendRefuge.
There is a strong state & local commitment to refugee resettlement & communities want to welcome!
http://bit.ly/DefendRefuge
300+ bipartisan state & local elected officials are setting the record straight: our communities want to welcome refugees!
Nationwide, there remains a strong commitment to the U.S. refugee resettlement program.
#DefendRefuge
http://bit.ly/DefendRefuge
300+ state & local elected officials nationwide are standing up to set the record straight: Our refugee neighbors & the U.S. refugee resettlement program enrich & strengthen communities across the country.
We must #DefendRefuge.
http://bit.ly/DefendRefuge
300+ state & local elected officials nationwide are standing up to set the record straight & #DefendRefuge.
The Trump administration must hear their call & restart the U.S. refugee resettlement program.
http://bit.ly/DefendRefuge
The Trump administration’s suspension of the U.S. resettlement program is based on an unfounded claim that refugees burden local communities.
Yet, 300+ bipartisan state & local elected leaders are calling on the administration to #DefendRefuge.
http://bit.ly/DefendRefuge
Communities across the U.S. are proud to welcome AND want to welcome refugees.
300+ bipartisan state & local elected officials are calling on the Trump administration to put our values into action & restart the U.S. resettlement program.
#DefendRefuge
http://bit.ly/DefendRefuge