The letter reads, “This country was built and continues to survive off the backs of immigrants and refugees. The term refugee in itself is such a significant word. These people are not terrorists: Many are escaping wars that we created in their lands. To tell another human being that the disastrous tortures of war are not important and to then go even a step further and insult their plight for freedom by labeling them ‘terrorists’ is just disrespectful to humanity.”
It adds, “We need to come together and let this administration know that we are not going to stand for another Nazi Germany or Stalin Russia or Mao Zedong China. The list is endless in the course of history, and it all happens the exact same way. The phrase history repeats itself is not a cliché for free.”
Lauren posted Instagram photos with similar messages, including one saying, “This unconstitutional administration and their executive orders cannot silence us. We are strong United and we ARE the people, all of us are humans of the earth. No one deserves to feel ostracized for seeking refuge from war, practicing a certain religion, or because of the specific ‘terror prone’ countries they are fleeing from.”
She adds, “He cannot deny humans their freedom, he cannot deny us our voices from standing together and defending the defenseless, he CANNOT divide us by labels.” Lauren also encourages donations to the ACLU, and adds the hashtag #weareallimmigrants.
You can read the full letter and all of Lauren’s Instagram posts at People.com.
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Getty Images via ABCFifth Harmony‘s Lauren Jauregui is the latest celebrity to weigh in on President Donald Trump‘s executive order banning refugees as well as immigrants from seven countries from entering the U.S. In an open letter published by People, the singer, a Cuban-American, calls for people to resist.
