Washington, D.C. — Today, Indivisible’s co-executive director Leah Greenberg, released the following statement in response to the open letter from the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce on behalf of over 60 Minnesota-based CEOs (see letter):
“Major Minnesota companies absolutely must join together to respond to the violent surge of ICE and CBP agents in the state. They should join the hundreds of businesses who visibly and tangibly locked arms with their community this week to demand ICE get out of Minnesota. Unfortunately, the statement from the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce was the sort of statement we’ve come to expect from corporate elites too worried about offending the wannabe king than what’s happening in their stores, to their customers, and to their staff. These powerful CEOs are essentially sending thoughts and prayers while their community is being terrorized by ICE and Border Patrol.
Business leaders like Target’s CEO Michael Fiddelke have been sent incredibly clear messages from their employees, from clergy, and from members of the Minnesota community begging them to step up. They are failing to meet the moment. If those fat checks you cut to Trump’s inauguration were meant to buy you access, what could possibly be a more urgent use of that access than the terror he is inflicting in our streets?
These companies must stand with the people of Minnesota and publicly echo their demands: Hold the ICE agents responsible for killing civilians accountable. Launch investigations into ICE for all of the rights they have violated in the name of immigration enforcement. No additional federal funding for ICE in Congress. And ICE out of Minnesota–and all of our communities–NOW.”
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