SPECIAL UPDATE

TRUMP, IMMIGRATION AND THE LEX PLAN FOR 2017

Dear Lex Club,

The executive order signed last Friday by President Trump discriminating on the basis of national origin and religion is unconstitutional, illegal, un-American and immoral. As Congresswoman Maloney said yesterday in front of 10,000 demonstrators, "We will win this fight ... we will fight in the courts." We are not waiting:

1. Attend Tomorrow's Lexington Democratic Club General Meeting which will include a panel presentation on how to get get active, featuring speakers from Baruch College and the NY Taxi Workers Alliance. Tuesday, 1/31 at All Souls Church on 80th and Lexington Avenue.

2. Lex Club attorneys will be headed to JFK airport tomorrow (before the meeting) to assist persons still detained and their families. If you are an attorney admitted to the NY Bar, please contact Suzanne Adams (suzanneadamsny@gmail.com) or Peter Borock (Peter.Borock@gmail.com) for more details by 5pm today.

Democratically yours,

Peter S. Borock

President

LEX CLUB GENERAL MEETING

AND COMMUNITY FORUM ON IMMIGRATION

This will be a massive opportunity to meet your fellow club members and be part of the first-in-a-series of important discussions on major issues affecting the country and the neighborhood.

Forum on Immigration Policy and Challenges Facing Immigrant Communities

TOMORROW, Tuesday, January 31st, 2017, 7:30 - 8:00 pm

All Souls Church, 1157 Lexington Ave. @ E. 80th St.

Lex Club Monthly Executive Committee Meeting to precede, 6:30 - 7:30pm

Our Amazing and Insightful Speakers include:

Bhairavi Desai, Co-Founder
New York Taxi Workers Alliance

Dr. Els de Graauw, Professor
Baruch College
Author of "Making Immigrant Rights Real: Nonprofits and the Politics of Integration in San Francisco"

Robert Smith, Professor

Baruch College

Author of

"Mexican New York: Transnational Worlds of New Immigrants"

From laws targeting particular religious and ethnic groups, to increased risk of deportation, to economic exploitation, many of us our concerned about what the incoming administration has planned. Please join us to hear from our speakers about these and other critical issues and how to get involved in fighting back. Our speakers will also take questions from the audience.

All are welcome, whether you belong to the Lex Club or not!