Immigration

Solidarity Between Immigrants & Domestic Workers Creates Power

November 17, 2013 Farah Mohamed and Ryan Grim, www.huffingtonpost.com Strategize! Immigration, Worker Rights and Jobs

In times of economic weakness, the ruling class has tended to pit domestic workers against immigrants, warning the former that wages are low and jobs are scarce because of the latter. The effort in the United States has led to tremendous hostility toward immigrants, exhibited by then-GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney's recommendation that conditions be made so unbearable for undocumented immigrants that they "self deport." With precious little Latino support, the Republican coalition doesn't need to reconcile its domestic and foreign-born workers. But the Democratic Party, which includes many Latinos, Asians and African-Americans, is strengthened when the various elements of its coalition see themselves as aligned in a similar struggle -- one for jobs, better conditions and higher wages. It's the kind of strengthened coalition that two major grassroots community organizations say they're hoping to build with a previously unreported merger. The Center for Popular Democracy and the Leadership Center for the Common Good will merge on Jan. 1, to become a larger and better resourced Center for Popular Democracy, officials at both groups tell HuffPost.

More Immigration Activists Deported

November 14, 2013 Staff, www.huffingtonpost.com Resist! Immigration

Another three activists belonging to the Dream 30 group were deported over the weekend, La Opinión reported Monday. With the return of Edgar Torres, Karen Hernandez and César Ortiz to Mexico, the total number Dream 30 activists deported comes to five, with another four remaining in detention in El Paso. The rest have been allowed to remain the United States provisionally, either a broad form of discretionary parole or to pursue asylum cases. Some 30 people who had lived part of their lives as undocumented immigrants in the United States gathered in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, in September and crossed through the legal port of entry as a unique form of protest against the Obama administration’s record-setting pace of deportations. Dubbing themselves the “Dream 30,” the group was joined by four more participants along the way. The Dream 30 demonstration followed an even more audacious protest in July, when three undocumented immigrants -- Marcos Saavedra, Lizbeth Mateo and Lulu Martinez – traveled to Mexico voluntarily, then reentered through a legal port of entry at Nogales, Arizona, and openly declared their status.

Obama Administration Approves Pro-Murder Border Patrol Policy

November 6, 2013 Staff, www.bnhr.org Petitions and Online Actions Immigration, Police abuse, Wars and Militarism

Southern New Mexico. Today’s decision of the Obama Administration to disregard and ignore the calls and recommendations to change Border Patrol’s protocols in the use of lethal force against unarmed immigrants and border residents is irresponsible and reprehensible. The announcement of the Border Patrol Chief Michael Fisher represents a major regression in the attempt to make border enforcement personnel accountable and opens the door for more incidents of institutional violence at the border and against immigrant families. The Border Network for Human Rights (BNHR) condemns this reckless decision of the Administration that fails to bring justice for those who have lost their lives due to wrongful shootings of Border Patrol agents.

Abusive Use Of Immigration Laws Against Palestinian In Chicago

October 28, 2013 Staff, www.unacpeace.org Resist! Criminal Justice and Prisons, Immigration, Israel, Palestine, Wars and Militarism

Odeh is charged with immigration fraud. Allegedly, in her application for citizenship, she didn’t mention that she was arrested in Palestine 45 years ago by an Israeli military court that detains Palestinians without charge, and that does not recognize the rights of Palestinians to due process. Rasmea Odeh withstood vicious torture by Israeli authorities while imprisoned in Palestine in the 70s. The charges against her carry ten years in prison; in addition, she faces being stripped of her citizenship. Odeh’s arrest this week appears to be related to the case of the 23 anti-war activists, including members of UNAC, who were subpoenaed to a grand jury in 2010. The 23 were targeted as organizers of the 2008 anti-war march on the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Growing Movement To Block Obama’s Abusive Deportations

October 26, 2013 Camila Ibanez, www.wagingnonviolence.org Resist! Criminal Justice and Prisons, Immigration, Racism

On Monday, 500 people gathered and marched to the ICE office. An impromptu fiesta broke out with flores de papel and music. It felt like a neighborhood block party. Anticipating the publicly advertised shutdown, the office had already shuttered for the day. In celebration, we hung a big banner in front of the offices declaring: “SORRY, WE ARE CLOSED BY THE PEOPLE.” Parents and children began to dance in a conga line. People placed colorful posters around the fence as police squads watched. Across the country, protest and unity has been growing among immigrants and allies, making it harder for the politicians in Washington to ignore the issue. A week ago, 12 activists locked themselves to the wheels of an immigration bus, stopping operation streamline deportations for a day. One week before that, an estimated 100,000 people marched in every major city in the United States. “Every day we are standing up to fight, organize and mobilize our people,” Castianos said. “The people in detention centers know they are not alone. They know that there are people outside that love them and are fighting for them.”

Video On Israeli Racism NY Times Didn’t Want You To See

October 22, 2013 Ali Abunimah , www.electronicintifada.net Educate! Immigration, Israel, Racism

"I was asked to submit something by The New York Times op docs, a new section on the website that published short video documentaries. I am known for short video documentaries about the right wing in the US, and extremism in Israel. They solicited a video from me, and when I didn’t produce it in time, they called me for it, saying they wanted it. So I sent them a video I produced with my colleague, David Sheen, an Israeli journalist who is covering the situation of non-Jewish Africans in Israel more extensively than any journalist in the world[...]We tailored it to their style, and of course it was rejected without an explanation after being solicited. I sent it to some other major websites and they have not even responded to me, when they had often solicited articles from me in the past."

National Day of Protest Against Police Brutality

October 18, 2013 Staff, www.revcom.us Resist! Immigration, Police abuse, Poverty, Racism, Trayvon Martin

October 22, the 18th annual National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation, is less than two weeks away. So far, 15 cities in this country and one in Canada have announced plans to take to the streets on this day. This list needs to grow quickly. We need to have 50 or even 100 cities planning marches and rallies, cultural events, teach-ins, and more on O22. Look at the horrors being inflicted on people. Police killing innocent, unarmed people is about an everyday occurrence. And these cops are almost never punished in any way for these crimes. Recently in some outrageous cases where cops were brought into court for killing people, those courts have dropped the charges or overturned convictions of killer cops. All this is unacceptable and it must be stopped! BE THERE ON OCTOBER 22 TO SAY NO MORE!!

French Teenagers Barricade Schools In Protest Over Expulsion Of Roma Girl

October 17, 2013 Agencies, www.telegraph.co.uk Resist! Europe, Immigration, Racism, Solidarity

"Hundreds of French teenagers erected barricades outside their schools and marched through Paris to protest the police expulsions of immigrant families - including some of their classmates. A few students clashed with police firing tear gas but most marched peacefully, some climbing on bus shelters to shout demands for the interior minister's resignation. Anger erupted this week over the treatment of a 15-year-old Kosovar girl who was detained in front of classmates on a field trip. The government says her eight-member family had been denied asylum and was no longer allowed to stay in France."

Media Fails To Report On Movements

October 16, 2013 Peter Dreier, www.huffingtonpost.coml Educate! Immigration, Media

Simultaneous events in dozens of cities across the country -- with common demands and slogans -- don't happen spontaneously. These events -- as well as the large rally planned for Tuesday on the National Mall in Washington -- happen because of the existence of a network of national and local organizations and activists that includes paid staff and volunteers. For example, Salas' group, CHIRLA, works closely with allies in local labor unions, religious and community groups, high school and college campuses, and business organizations in Los Angeles and California as well as with several national groups like United We Dream and the Alliance for Citizenship.

Activists Chain Themselves, Challenge Immigrant Crises

October 15, 2013 Andrea Germanos, www.commondreams.org Resist! Criminal Justice and Prisons, Deportations, Human Rights, Immigration

Immigration reform activists chained themselves outside a detention facility in Arizona on Monday continuing of a campaign of civil disobedience that calls for an end to inhumane incarceration and deportations that plague the current national immigration system. The action targeted the Corrections Corporation of American (CCA)-owned Eloy Detention Center and was part of the NotOneMoreDeportation campaign, a collaborative project of theNational Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON). The Obama administration has deported a record number of people, and Pablo Alvarado, executive director of the NDLON, says this is a "human rights crisis." “I know Republicans are blocking immigration reform but it’s President Obama who has the power to stop deportations,” Alvarado told NBC Latino. “If they did it with the students, now they can do it with the parents.”

Immigration Reform Activists Recently Arrested In DC

October 14, 2013 Esther Yu-Hsi Lee, ww.thinkprogress.org Uncategorized Freedom of Speech and Assembly, Health Care, Human Rights, Immigration

At the Camino Americano: Rally and March for Immigrant Dignity and Respect on Tuesday, October 8, 2013, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other House members, including two House Republicans, spoke about the need for immigration reform that includes a pathway to eventual citizenship. Eight House Democrats were arrested in a show of solidarity. ThinkProgress also interviewed a few civil disobedience protesters who were identified by red armbands. When asked why they were willing to risk arrest, they all stated that it’s the right thing to do. Here are their stories.

This Week In Pictures II

October 13, 2013 Staff, www.popularresistance.org Educate! Food and Agriculture, Immigration, Police abuse

This week in pictures provides a snapshot of resistance events that are taking place all over the world. Most of these photos were found on twitter and the events that are photographed were not covered on Popular Resistance. This week you will find people protesting the police shooting death of Javier Arrazola in Los Angeles, an immigrant's rights rally and protesters blocking a deportation bus, the Presidents of China and Indonesia singing happy birthday to President Putin, actions against Monsanto, actions in Cambodia for World Habitat Day, Palestinian musicians who challenged Israeli occupation, refugee actions and more.

The Incredible Injustice System For Immigration Removal

October 12, 2013 Roberto Cintli Rodriguez, www.truth-out.org Educate! Criminal Justice and Prisons, Immigration

This kangaroo court called Operation Streamline is America's modern version of Expedited Indian Removal; chase, capture, pseudo-judicial proceeding, incarceration and deport. It convenes daily at 1:30 PM in Tucson, Arizona. The chains are the ultimate symbol of dehumanization, there is something beyond them that is even more disturbing. What unfolds before the judge is not supposed to be taking place in an American courtroom, just as torture is not supposed to be part of “the American way.” What unfolds in these 90-minute show trials is that the anonymous prisoners are identified, charged, convicted, sentenced and shipped to a private prison. For the prisoners, there is no true consultation and no deliberation. The court grants a three-hour block each morning between 9 AM and noon for attorneys to consult with their clients in the open courtroom. Each attorney is assigned eight to nine clients per day (and is compensated fairly well). What serious legal scholar will contend that one attorney can do an adequate job, much less a competent job, under such conditions and time constraints?

Arizona Immigration Protesters Block Court Proceedings

October 12, 2013 Ben Gittleson, www.abcnews.com Resist! Criminal Justice and Prisons, Immigration, Video

Immigration activists chained themselves to buses and blocked an entrance to a federal courthouse in Tucson, Ariz., today, halting immigration proceedings that could have resulted in deportations. Protesters forced two buses carrying detainees on their way to court for immigration cases to stop for over four hours beginning about 8 a.m., after they locked themselves to the vehicles five minutes from the Evo A. DeConcini U.S. Courthouse. Another six protesters chained themselves to gates at a vehicle entrance at the court. About 70 detainees remained in the buses throughout the demonstration, before police removed the protesters, a U.S. Marshals official told ABC News. Authorities in both locations tried to negotiate with protest leaders and give them a chance to voice their message, but ultimately decided to remove them forcibly, the official said.

200 Hundred Arrested In Washington, DC Over Immigration Inaction

October 9, 2013 Becca Clemons, www.latimes.com Resist! Immigration, Video

Eight members of Congress plus about 200 labor leaders and immigration advocates were arrested Tuesday outside the Capitol in a protest calling for the House to take up immigration reform, which stalled after passing the Senate. Demonstrators marched to the Capitol after a rally and concert on the National Mall. Many stood or sat in the street in what organizers called a campaign of civil disobedience. Maria Elena Durazo, head of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, also was arrested. "We strongly believe we could get the majority between Democrats and some Republicans to pass immigration reform," she said beforehand. Advocates held signs reading "Unite" and "Keep families together — immigration reform now." Three young boys wore shirts bearing the words, "Don't deport my dad." The Democratic-controlled Senate passed a bipartisan immigration bill in July, but it failed to gain traction in the GOP-led House and is unlikely to pass in the current session.

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