Making the Dream A Reality – AFL-CIO Supports DREAM Act

 Posted by on 2010/08/06  4 Responses »
Aug 062010
 
Making the Dream A Reality - AFL-CIO Supports DREAM Act

The Executive Council of the AFL-CIO issued this statement in support of the DREAM ACT today; Every year, thousands of our nation’s brightest and best students graduating high school find that the path to decent jobs and the doors of higher education and the military are essentially shut tight against them for one reason alone: They lack legal immigration status because as young children, they were brought to this country by their parents. These children have grown up in the United States, attended local schools, and have demonstrated a sustained commitment to succeed in the educational system, but immigration laws provide no avenue for these students to become legal residents. Instead of being allowed to continue to excel in college MORE

National Border Patrol Council (NBPC) condones murder of 15 year old, says it will continue

 Posted by on 2010/06/15  Comments Off
Jun 152010
 
National Border Patrol Council (NBPC) condones murder of 15 year old, says it will continue

Is anyone surprised? The NBPC is condoning the murderous actions of one of it’s members and accusing the Mexican government of “grandstanding” and making “baseless accusations” against one of their own. The National Border Patrol Council (NBPC), in a statement, said Mexican officials have wrongly portrayed the unidentified agent as a racist and portrayed the “deceased criminal as an innocent boy who had never done a thing wrong in his life.” “None of these statements have any merit,” the NBPC said. “Mexico bears quite a bit of responsibility whenever one of its citizens dies along the border due to its allowing criminal organizations free rein and its refusal to police its northern border.”

10-1 Oppose SB-1070 – Saturday’s rally numbers debunk the polls

 Posted by on 2010/05/30  17 Responses »
May 302010
 
10-1 Oppose SB-1070 - Saturday's rally numbers debunk the polls

Crowds estimated at 50,000 marched fromSteele Indian School Park to the State Capitol Saturday morning to protest Arizonas new anti immigrant law known as SB-1070. The crowd of protesters stretched more than a half mile through the city streets as the throng of people banged drums, chanted slogans asking President Barack Obama to intervene and waved American flags as they made their way toward downtown Phoenix. Organizers were scattered throughout the protesters picking up trash and providing water to the marchers as the day got progressively hotter. The rally was peaceful as are the majority of rallies pushing for immigration reform. People attending this event came from as far away as New York and Texas and as close as California. MORE