Coalition Condemns White House Action

   WASHINGTON — 1/27/2017 — Wade Henderson, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement after President Trump signed an executive action discriminating against Muslims and banning refugees:
   “President Trump rode a wave of bigotry into the White House and ushered in a new era of hostility against American Muslims. He campaigned as a demagogue and is now governing as a demagogue.
  "Banning or profiling people of faith is ineffective for our national security; it fans flames of bigotry and makes us all less safe.
   "Trump’s recent actions to build a wall around the country, to strike fear in the heart of immigrants, and now toward banning refugees and religious minorities make his America look more like a police state than the republic we truly are.
   "Our republic is stronger and more dynamic because of its refugees, immigrants, and religious diversity. But this administration is governing out of baseless fear and our nation’s immigrants and people of faith are paying a dear price.
   "The administration should immediately cancel these actions, stop the bullying, and govern in a way that’s inclusive and actually makes us all safer.”
  The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights represents a diverse membership of more than 200 national organizations to promote and protect the rights of all persons in the United States.
   The organization works toward an America as good as its ideals. See: www.civilrights.org.