Los Angeles Neighbors Support Fund
Los Angeles Neighbors Support Fund Helps Families Impacted By Raids
More than 4,100 people have been detained in LA County since June 6th, when federal authorities began a campaign of immigration raids . They are parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, children – valued members of our community. Most are workers – contributing vital services and earning the money their families need for rent, food, clothing and diapers.
Now, the children and families of those taken are left without what they need for basic necessities. Many more cannot work, go to school, or get medical care out of fear of becoming a target. The raids have created a humanitarian crisis – a human-made disaster.
Immigration raids and the fear they inflict across our communities affect us all. Our neighbors, healthcare workers, childcare providers, small business owners, the people rebuilding our neighborhoods after the fires, are all targets.
One in three undocumented immigrants in California have been living, working, and supporting their families here for more than a decade, often making their way through the slow process for legal status. One in five children in California live in mixed-status families, meaning they are undocumented themselves or live with someone who is. And immigrants power LA County’s economy, making up more than half of the region’s self-employed entrepreneurs. Get more facts about the economic impact of immigrants in California at ca4us.org.
The LA Neighbors Support Fund is LA standing together, taking care of each other, and defending our community’s values and future.
For more information, reach us at LANeighbors@calfund.org.
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