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DREAMs, Moratoriums, Censorship & Non-Profit Politics in Brooklyn
2:56 pm By Maegan La Mala · DREAM Act|Immigration|New York City|Politics|Secure Communities · 11 Comments
24 Nov 2010
Declaimer/Disclosure : I know organizers from NYSYLC and from MRNY. This is not personal. I am not representing either org nor endorsing or denouncing either org but rather stating my opinion on what I witnessed and based on my own years as a grassroots organizer outside of the non-profit realm.
This past Sunday NYC Council Woman Melissa Mark-Viverito, Rep. Luis Gutierrez, Rep. Nydia Velázquez and other New York City area politicians and heads of non-profit organizations including Make the Road NY and the NY Immigration Coalition, held a townhall meeting in the basement of St. Brigid’s Church in Brooklyn on the next decisive steps the pro-migrant community needs to take. Yours truly was there. The message was meant to be a threefold one.
1: Work on getting the DREAM Act passed
2: Stop the Deportations and Push Obama on signing a moratorium
3: Stop the criminalization of immigrants by getting ICE out of Riker’s Island (NYC’s main municipal detention facility) and getting NYC out of Secure Communities.
Every single politician mentioned the DREAM Act: NYC Councilwoman Christine Quinn, NYC comptroller John Liu, Congress people Nydia Velasquez and Luis Gutierrez. The organizational representatives mentioned it. But to be completely honest with you, the importance of passing it in this session of Congress was not the main focus. It seemed like an add-on that was important as a talking point but I sure wasn’t convinced of it’s centering.
Oh No! More Puerto Ricans Dare To Call Themselves Immigrants!
11:05 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Immigration|Puerto Rico · Comments Off
11 Jun 2009
Sonia Sotomayor’s family status as immigrants caused a whole mess of controversy here and in other places, pero now it seems like Ricans in politics are jumping on the chance, just in time for the Puerto Rican Day Parade this weekend!
From The Hill:
Reps. José Serrano (D-N.Y.) and Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.) have distinct ties to the Caribbean island and identify with Sotomayor’s background, her family’s struggles, her loyalty to Puerto Rican culture and the obstacles she overcame to reach a pinnacle of American public service…
…Serrano was born on the island commonwealth but moved to the Bronx as a child, while Velázquez went to New York at age 19 to attend college after growing up in Puerto Rico.
Serrano said the influx of Puerto Ricans not only paved the way for his and Sotomayor’s success, it also eased the transition for all Latino immigrants who followed. In pursuit of the American Dream, New Yorkers of Puerto Rican descent — or “Nuyoricans” — brought a new flavor to the melting pot of New York City.
“It is still difficult being a Latino immigrant in New York,” said Serrano, who moved to the Bronx at age 7. “But because of Puerto Ricans, it is so much easier.”
That’s what the British newspaper the Guardian reports.
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