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Oye I.C.E, Enough is Enough!

7:35 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Activism|Immigration|media justice

31 Jul 2009

The change the people in the United States were promised under the new presidential administration and his appointees has been slow in reaching some the most vulnerable, including the undocumented who despite loud “si se puedes” still live in fear in their own homes and at their jobs. For all the talk of rule of law, seems that Immigration and Customs Enforcement can’t be bothered by that little something called the Constitution.

America’s Voice has launched a petition asking the Department of Homeland Security to cut their shit (my words, not theirs).


The petition demands the following:

1. Implement the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law recommendations: conduct a full investigation into the home raids, make these raids a last resort; obtain judicial warrants, and videotape all home raids.

2. End your partnership with civil rights abuser Sheriff Joe Arpaio, and stop the expansion of programs that have led to racial profiling and decreased public safety, such as the controversial “287 (g)” program in its current form.

3. Correct the unacceptable conditions for immigrants and asylum-seekers in your expanding immigrant detention system. Pursue alternatives to detention whenever possible. Stop deporting U.S. citizens.

4. Halt the expansion of broken policies that undermine labor protections, such as the flawed E-Verify program, which both labor unions and business groups strongly oppose.

5. Begin work on real, comprehensive immigration reform immediately.


You can sign the petition here.

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