[Peace-discuss] Re: Immigration Reform Rally!

[Stuart Levy]

On Sun, Dec 06, 2009 at 02:53:10PM -0600, E. Wayne Johnson wrote:
> Why special favours for those fortunate ones who attend universities and 
> not for those who pick fruit, sort and pack vegetables, work in in 
> meatpacking establishments, and clean our homes and buildings?

I see it as one wedge in that same struggle, not an isolated effort.
If the DREAM act, or relaxed immigration quotas for middle-class skilled
immigrants only, were the whole focus of effort, I would agree with you.


One place to look for that broader view is the
National Immigrant Solidarity Network (NISN):

    http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/
for example this recent article:
    http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=1323

(I met Lee Siu Hin, the NISN group's national coordinator, at the UFPJ meeting last year
and was impressed.  His facebook postings include interesting articles too.)


> On 12/6/2009 2:27 PM, Stuart Levy wrote:
>> On Sun, Dec 06, 2009 at 12:40:26PM -0600, E. Wayne Johnson wrote:
>>    
>>> Ricky,
>>>
>>> You really are all about Eugenics, aren't you?
>>>
>>> Abortion for the human weeds.
>>>
>>> Import the best and brightest.
>>>
>>> What do you propose for the "Culls"?  Detention?  Euthanasia?
>>>
>>> Wayne
>>>      
>>
>> Wayne,
>>
>> What on earth?  This event is to promote a humane US immigration policy.
>>
>> Plyler v. Doe for example says that states have to offer public education
>> to everybody, without screening by immigrant status.
>>
>> I do hear eugenics-like language being used in the debate at times,
>> but coming from people opposed to such a policy.  They talk about
>> impure stock coming across the borders, and not wanting them to mix with
>> the good american stock.  Things like that.  Much as many people did in 
>> the
>> late 19th/early 20th century when the impure stock were coming from
>> southern and eastern europe, like my father's parents.
>>
>> I don't hear that kind of thing coming from people supporting things
>> like the DREAM act, do you?
>>
>>    
>>> On 12/5/2009 12:43 PM, Ricky Baldwin wrote:
>>>      
>>>> From: Celeste Larkin<celeste.larkin at gmail.com>
>>>>
>>>>      Subject: [PeoplesPotluck] Immigration Reform Rally!
>>>>      To: peoplespotluck at lists.chambana.net
>>>>      Date: Friday, December 4, 2009, 9:37 PM
>>>>
>>>>      Wednesday, December 9th at 6:30 PM, in the Foellinger Auditorium,
>>>>      the IDream Coalition will be hosting the *D.R.E.A.M.
>>>>      Act/Immigration Reform Rally*!  At the rally, we will be calling
>>>>      upon our legislators, community and university to support
>>>>      Immigration Reform that helps undocumented students gain
>>>>      citizenship through higher education.
>>>>
>>>>      *_So what's the rally all about?_ *
>>>>      -Come to *learn* about past and present immigration legislation
>>>>      such as:
>>>>
>>>>          * Plyer v. Doe
>>>>          * Gutierrez/Immigration Bill
>>>>          * HB 60
>>>>          * DREAM Act
>>>>
>>>>      Inform yourself about our country's immigration laws!
>>>>
>>>>      -Come to see different U of I student organizations speaking about
>>>>      how the immigration debate relates to them and *why we should
>>>>      */*ALL*/* care!*
>>>>
>>>>      -Come to witness testimonials from undocumented students who have
>>>>      *shared their struggle* and personal immigration stories.
>>>>
>>>>      -Come to find out how you can *get involved* in future movements
>>>>      for human rights and immigration reform.
>>>>
>>>>      So come, learn, witness, and show your support for those thousands
>>>>      of undocumented students--because a few minutes of your time could
>>>>      change someone's life forever!
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