Defend & Recruit Workbook

From Defend and Recruit:

“Trump’s immigration crackdown is tearing communities apart.

He’s escalating raids, targeting immigrants, proudly separating families – even detaining U.S. citizens. His policies and ICE’s lawlessness have taken lives, devastated hundreds of thousands of people, and threaten millions more.

This assault doesn’t stop at immigrant families. It’s disrupting all of our communities: workplaces can’t find staff; restaurants aren’t being patronized; young kids aren’t going to school, and small businesses are being harassed and forced to shut down. When there’s a mass raid, cities shut down. It’s a clear sign of unchecked federal overreach. In today’s America, if you’re not wealthy, you’re under attack.

Trump believes this is the path to maintaining Republican control in 2026. But we know better,  and we can fight back. Together, we can protect families from ICE detention, tell the truth about MAGA’s billionaire first agenda, and defend the schools, workplaces, and communities left in crisis after every raid.

Download the playbook to learn how we built local defense networks, turned fear into power, and organized to step out of the shadows – into the light – to bring about a new day for all of us.”

Defend and Recruit is a project of Siembra NC, a Latino base-building organization in North Carolina.