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Monday Morning Mini-Movie Via La Frontera Times : Ice Breaker
6:00 am By Maegan La Mala · arizona|Immigration|Justice · 1 Comment
16 Aug 2010Deportations While Leaving the U.S. Make the Case for No Sense and All Dollars
8:21 am By Maegan La Mala · arizona|Immigration · 1 Comment
4 Aug 2010A favorite line of many anti-immigrant peeps : “if you don’t like it, just pack up and leave” may have to be revisited, because it seems like the U.S government isn’t even about to let immigrants return home easily.
Bonnie Arellano, a spokeswoman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, said that when illegal immigrants are detected trying to leave the country, they are not just ushered across the line. Instead, they are processed and formally removed.
The consequences of an arrest can be harsh: Those deported for unauthorized presence in the U.S. may be barred for 10 years from seeking legal immigrant papers. In addition, a later arrest for illegal entry may be prosecuted criminally.
The Carrot and Stick of U.S. Citizenship
9:20 am By Maegan La Mala · arizona|Immigration|Puerto Rico · 11 Comments
3 Aug 2010The last time I wrote about U.S. citizenship, I got beat down pretty hard by some peeps I admire for viewing it through the lens of “privilege”, that is how citizenship, held up as the end all and be all of life in the United States affords certain privileges that non-citizenship does not, mainly voting rights and a certain level of security that I will not/cannot expelled from the country (save a seditious conspiracy charge or something I guess). Even the “privileges” of U.S. citizenship are conditional however. You must actually live in the United States, not in one of it’s colonies in order to vote for President and have actual representation in Congress. Your right to vote can be and will be taken away if you are convicted of a felony. Thinking of who are the colonial U.S. citizens and who are the overwhelming number of felons (thanks in no small part to disparities in drug sentencing laws and racial profiling) U.S. citizenship as a carrot to prove loyalty and as a stick to beat communities of color with, isn’t a new concept. So now, with renewed threats of taking away the citizenship status of the U.S. born children of undocumented immigrants, I am reflecting again on the idea of “citizenship” and how that has been used specifically against people of color, immigrants mujeres, and our children.
From DREAM Activist : Stop the August 8th Deportation of Arizona DREAMer Marlen Moreno
10:22 am By Maegan La Mala · arizona|Family|Immigration|Justice · 5 Comments
2 Aug 2010
Regardless of what parts of SB1070 are in effect or not, the lack of Congressional will to push Comprehensive Immigration Reform and/or the DREAM Act means that familias continue to be at risk. Take for example the latest struggle from the DREAM Activist peeps. Marlene, a mother of two small children in Arizona, woke up one night and was detained by 10 armed deputies. Marlene’s husband is a legal permanent resident and hew two children are U.S. citizens. Her situation highlights the struggles of so-called mixed status families.
It pains me to see these stories coming through and that we have to fight case by case, one by one, mujer by mujer, madre by madre instead of being able to take care of entire communities.
Porfa, sign the petition to keep Marlene’s family together. And consider the following actions as well :
1. Call Rep. Grijalva (202-225-2435) and ask that he introduce a private bill on behalf of Marlen. Ask that he contact DHS and ICE immediately urging them to stop Marlen’s deportation.
2. Call Rep. Gutierrez (202-225-8203) and ask that he also introduce a private bill on behalf of Marlen. Ask that he contact DHS and ICE immediately urging them to stop Marlen’s deportation. Script for members of congress:
“Hi, my name is ____. I am calling about Marlen Moreno. She is a bright and talented DREAMer from Arizona. She is married to a legal resident and has two U.S. citizen children, but yet still faces an August 8th deportation. I am calling to ask that the representative step up to the plate and introduce a private bill for Marlen, in addition to directly contacting John Morton and Janet Napolitano, urging the both of them to immediately halt Marlen’s deportation. Please do not allow for Marlen to be deported! Thank you.”
3. Call Janet Napolitano, Director of Department of Homeland Security, and leave comments of support for Marlen and also ask that DHS stop her deportation: 202-282-8495
**note this is an answering machine, once it is full it is out of commission for day. Fill it up now with Marlen calls.
4. Call Assistant Secretary to ICE, John Morton and leave a message urging him to take action and defer Marlen’s deportation: 202.732.3000 **Note this is a live comment line, i.e. a human being will pick up and take your message.
No National Guard Troops to Arizona, For Now
11:59 am By Maegan La Mala · arizona|Immigration|military · Comments Off
1 Aug 2010National Guard troops were scheduled to go to the Mexico U.S border today, under order of President Obama in effort to put more “boots of the ground” against immigrants and essentially supporting SB1070. According to El Diario/La Prensa, this deployment, which would have sent over 500 National Guard officials to the Mexico-Arizona border, has been delayed.
Officially, according to National Guard spokesperson, the reason is because they are still looking through the applications for medical and other eligibility issues. Another possibility, that the National Guard would never admit to, is that they don’t have enough people applying for open positions.
Video from Yesterday’s Protests in Arizona
11:45 am By Maegan La Mala · Activism|arizona|Immigration · 1 Comment
30 Jul 2010Puente AZ has some amazing, inspiring video up from some of yesterday’s actions on the ground in Arizona yesterday, showing people resisting the part of SB1070 that went into effect and perhaps more importantly, rejecting the rhetoric of hate that led to SB1070 including 287(g) and Secure Communities.
VivirLatino will be at a marcha/rally in NYC today against SB1070 and the Arizona Diamondbacks playing in Queens, one of the hearts of the immigrant comunidad.
Today the Border Becomes Less Safe…
6:33 am By Maegan La Mala · arizona|Immigration|U.S.-Mexico Border · 5 Comments
29 Jul 2010…but not in the way the media or anti-immigrant organizations and individuals would have you believe. Arizona Governor Jan Brewer claims that SB1070 will make the state safer. Today, SB1070 goes into effect, putting the freedom of Latinos and those who look “Latino” or “illegal” at risk. Despite the fact that SB1070′s precursor, Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s use of 287(g), saw an increase in crime in Maricopa County.
Additionally, in just a few days, those 1,200 National Guard troops that President Obama ordered to la Frontera will be deployed. Over 500 of those will be in Arizona.
The partial injunction still allows it to be a crime to be “harboring or transporting” an undocumented portion. So if you’re driving your browner prima down the road, ten cuidado.
The partial injunction still creates a criminal charge for “stopping a motor vehicle to pick up day laborers and for day laborers to get in a motor vehicle if it impedes the normal movement of traffic” And you know how those day laborers ALWAYS stop traffic. Remember Oyster Bay?
Stay safe gente.
Injunction Halts Enforcement of Parts of SB1070
2:07 pm By Maegan La Mala · arizona|Immigration · 4 Comments
28 Jul 2010With less than 24 hours to spare, U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton issued a preliminary injunction that blocks parts of SB1070 from going into effect tomorrow.
Here’s what will not go into effect:
Portion of Section 2 of S.B. 1070
A.R.S. § 11-1051(B): requiring that an officer make a reasonable attempt to
determine the immigration status of a person stopped,
detained or arrested if there is a reasonable suspicion that
the person is unlawfully present in the United States, and
requiring verification of the immigration status of any
person arrested prior to releasing that personSection 3 of S.B. 1070
A.R.S. § 13-1509: creating a crime for the failure to apply for or carry alien
registration papersPortion of Section 5 of S.B. 1070
A.R.S. § 13-2928(C): creating a crime for an unauthorized alien to solicit, apply
for, or perform workSection 6 of S.B. 1070
A.R.S. § 13-3883(A)(5): authorizing the warrantless arrest of a person where there
is probable cause to believe the person has committed a
public offense that makes the person removable from the
United States
Actions Against SB1070 Around the U.S.
12:12 pm By Maegan La Mala · arizona|California|Immigration|New York|New York City · 5 Comments
28 Jul 2010In less than 24 hours, unless a court injunction blocks it Edited to add on 2/28/5:13 pm EST that there has been a partial injunction, SB1070 will be the law in the state of Arizona. Actions across the country are being planned in solidarity with the communities that will be even more unfairly targeted than they have been. I will be continuously updating this list as more information comes to me. If you know of an event not listed here, please leave a comment below or email info@vivirlatino.com.
Most of what I have is local to me here in NYC so help me expand it so as many of us can participate and be in our streets to show that we will not accept our herman@s being harassed and attacked anywhere.
Thursday, July 29th
Bay Area
Events scheduled in the East Bay, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, and more. Please visit the Indybay Calendar for details.Detroit, Michigan
4:30 pm : McNamara Federal Building 477 Michigan Ave (at Cass)
Initial endorsers: Centro Obrero, Detroit Green Party, Latinos Unidos de Michigan, Michigan Emergency Committee Against War & Injustice, Michigan Welfare Rights Organization, Moratorium NOW! CoalitionNew York City
9:30 a.m. : Gather at Cadman Plaza, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m. : March Across Brooklyn Bridge
11:00 a.m. : Press Conference at Foley Square
The “We Are All Arizona” march in NYC on July 29th will raise a platform by local immigrant rights organizations including: (1) a call for an end to SB 1070 and the proliferation of copycat legislation now surfacing in over 20 states; (2) a call for an end to the use of racial profiling; (3) a demand for just and humane immigration reform that upholds family unity and human rights over increased enforcement; and (5) a call for an end to related programs such as 287(g), Criminal Alien Program, and Secure Communities (now in NY State) that use local law enforcement to tear families apart.
New Sanctuary Movement, Families for Freedom, Immigrant Defense Project, Churches United to Save & Heal, Black Institute, DRUM-Desis Rising Up & Moving, VAMOS Unidos, American Friends Service Committee, Wind of the Spirit, Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights
Friday, July 30th
Queens, NYC
5 pm : Gather at 83rd Street and Roosevelt Ave
March to Citifield Stadium, where Arizona Diamondbacks are playing
Sponsored by the May 1st Coalition
Saturday, July 31
Port Jefferson, Long Island, NY
Noon: Long Island Faith Community Solidarity Vigil
Port Jefferson Village Hall
Small Nebraska Town Presses Pause on Anti-Immigrant Law
6:18 am By Maegan La Mala · arizona|Immigration · 1 Comment
28 Jul 2010According to many sources, A decision on whether to grant one of a few injunctions argued against SB1070 in Arizona will be decided any minute now (the judge likes cutting it very close apparently as the “show me your papers” law is slated to become the law of the land tomorrow.
Meanwhile, a copycat law in small town Fremont, Nebraska which sought to make life miserable for any immigrant by making it illegal for landlords to rent to people who could not prove their legal immigration status, has been suspended . The Fremont City Council voted for the suspension to be upheld while law is argued against by the local ACLU.
A ver if in Arizona, SB1070 can also be stopped, first through a temporary injunction then by the poder of the people.
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