Martha used to say “When you value people, you give them freedom.”
Martha McSally talking to students at National Cathedral School in 2002.
Now she is willing to sacrifice the health and welfare of military members’ families by deploying soldiers at the border, solely for political gain. Using the military in this ploy is disrespectful to military members and their families.
The troops are being deployed now, but the caravan will not arrive until January. Will the troops stay away from their families for the holidays *just* to perform this political stunt?
Here is a reposting of some particularly important tweets from our account today.
By lying about migrant families to unjustly deploy military at the border, Martha is showing she cares more about her political aspirations than she does the health of military families. What is truly needed at the border is deployment of truth. #AZSen #FlipSenate pic.twitter.com/sVBklBTaHz
— McSally Won’t Take A Stand (@RepresentMeAZ) November 2, 2018
This is the reality of *who* is in this group–peaceful asylum seekers who are desperate to protect their families. Requesting asylum is a protected right and part of the legal immigration system in the U.S.
More photos: https://t.co/in1mG2A0i1 pic.twitter.com/aLWbjNePYZ
— McSally Won’t Take A Stand (@RepresentMeAZ) November 2, 2018
This is the reality of *where* the migrant families are currently located.https://t.co/qj6c3cr11A
— McSally Won’t Take A Stand (@RepresentMeAZ) November 2, 2018
U.S. troops have now been deployed to San Ysidro, CA.
the caravan, 2100 miles away, wouldn’t get there until January.
will our troops be forced to spend Thanksgiving & Christmas there?https://t.co/hD6xElGNGB pic.twitter.com/4ELUi8I4iJ
— Jesse Lehrich (@JesseLehrich) November 2, 2018