BY ANGELA MATUA Community Ta kes Action www.qns.com i LIC COURIER i March 2017 35 Queens has the largest foreign-born population of all five boroughs, with approximately 48 percent of residents born out of the country. For this reason, Denker said she and members of the group vehemently disagree with President Trump’s characterization of immigrants. “The way he’s treating immigrants is so completely contrary to my feelings about immigrants,” she said. “They have been a really critical part of our development and a critical part of our economy and to kind of equate immigrants and immigration with terrorism is not only an alternative fact but just completely off the wall.” Denker said Indivisible’s most recent newsletter is asking members to reach out to local elected officials urging them to call on the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to score the new American Health Care Act, a replacement to the Affordable Care Act that House Republicans unveiled on March 6. The CBO has not yet projected how much the new bill would affect federal healthcare spending. The group has also met with Congresswoman Grace Meng to discuss their concerns and is scheduled to meet with Congressman Joseph Crowley. “It went very cordial, very gracious and we really seem to be in sync on the issues,” Denker said of the meeting with Meng. Indivisible Queens is looking to participate in the Tax March, a nationwide march on April 15 to call on President Trump to release his tax returns. Denker said their ultimate goal is to get more people involved in the democratic process and show that it is easy. “We’re in this for the long run,” she said. “I don’t want us to get burned out. I think we all need to do something every day – just one phone call or three so that our voices continue to be heard at the national level. These are every day people who have decided to participate and in some ways it’s the best thing that’s happened to our democracy in a long time.” Those interested in getting involved can email indivisiblequeens@gmail.com and you’ll be included in the mailing list and calls.
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