Arriba RIFA! Washington March a BIG HIT! C U In Las Vegas!

Big Hearts, Big Hopes, Dreaming the Act

Reform Immigration For America NOW!

Si se puede si se quiere

Over 200,000 people took time out of their day to journey to the nation’s capital to SAY YES to immigration reform.  Some say it was more like 500,000! 

Millions more watched, wishing they could be there in body.  They were there in spirit…and in their hopes…and in their dreams…and in their patriotism…for the biggest day in civil rights history during the 21st century came…and went…on Sunday, March 21st, 2010.

Here to stay are the hopes a mother has for her children.  That they may find in America what she only dreamed of finding for herself.  In many cases that means food on the table every day; an honest and just system of government;  A roof over her head instead of a packing crate; An education; Opportunity;  A chance to make this a better country.  When immigration reform passes, and it will pass with your help, mom will have what all moms really dream of:  That her children have a better life then she did.

Here to stay is the hope we can keep our family units intact, rather than splintering them between the US and foreign lands.  Immigrants who have the support of strong families are more likely to contribute to society, pay taxes, and start businesses that create jobs.  Children who grow up with fathers and mothers are likely to be more adjusted and better equipped to contribute to the American society. 

Here to stay is hope the years of oppressive thinking from a nation in fear from 911 has finally passed.  Everyone wants to improve national security, including those who will be staying here as naturalized citizens!  The question is how do were humanely control our borders and treat our neighbors as our brothers?  Rational immigration reform will mend a broken system, allow farmers and factories and labor intensive businesses to acquire the workers they need, and allow our border patrol to concentrate on the evil people who want to do harm to our country, rather than chase poor people through the desert.

Can't Stop ===== Won't Stop!

The next rally for America is in Las Vegas,

April 10, 2010 – 12pm – 3pm

333 Las Vegas Blvd. South

"Can't stop, won't stop!" says Carlos Saavedra,

United we dream

Arriba Rifa

Aqui Estamos y No Vamos!

We are on the dawn of a new day for America.  What was impossible yesterday is within our fingertips today.  We must continue with the battle, bring truth to the forefront.  The people of the United States of Amercia can make good decisions when they get the honest facts from the media.  Part of the problem has been a media which has failed to show the plight of immigrants struggling to be free, the oppression they suffer under unjust laws, the discrimination, based upon economic status and national origin. 

Poor people from countries that don't speak English have not been able to make their case about the abuses they are suffering. 

HELP US SPEAK OUT! The time for change is now!

 

Si se puede!

Gabriel Cubano

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March for Immigration America is Tomorrow

All fair minded people

Reform Immigration for Amercia and immigrant's rights advocates along with fair minded people will march on Washington DC tomorrow as citizens of the United States struggle with the dual problems of how to remain a secure nation while at the same time how to protect the principals of democracy and human rights this nation was founded upon.

For personal reasons, I will not be able to attend this historical event.  I strongly support those who fight for the rights of immigrants and undocumented workers.  I fondly remember my short trip on the Piolin Por La Manana Caravana to Washington D.C.  In the photo above, Eduardo Sotelo graciously posed next to me in Amarillo, Texas on his way to Washington.  While I ended up being 'el abogado expulsado' I wish the best for Eduardo and all those who seek fair immigration reform.  piolin por la manana, el ticket, el chapo, y el abogado falso

Reform Immigration for America, the organization supporting the March for America, is a united national effort that brings together individuals and grassroots organizations with the mission to build support for workable comprehensive immigration reform.

Most Americans have no idea how unjust our current immigration laws are, or why reform is critical. 

IMAGINE
Imagine the suffering a child goes through when his undocumented father is deported and his mother does not have the means to support the family.  Welfare and other programs to protect the poor are not available to undocumented immigrants.  

Imagine being diagnosed with breast cancer and not being able to receive treatment until you are on your death bed, as is the law in the State of Colorado.

Imagine being afraid of going to the grocery store for fear of arrest and ripping apart the family unit?

Imagine not getting paid by an employer who knowingly hires  the undocumented worker.  The employer also knows the struggling immigrant will walk away without a cent for fear reporting the employer will also cause deportation.

Imgaine being afraid of the knock on the door in the middle of the night.  

Imagine being a US Citizen child of an undocumented farm worker and not being able to obtain a college education.

The March for America organizers say, "Today we are at a pivotal moment in the history of this nation. We are faced with a choice. We can do nothing, and watch as our families and communities continue to be torn apart by the broken immigration system; watch as profiteers continue to take advantage of people desperate for work; watch as due process is taken away from our understanding of justice; and watch as our leaders work on economic solutions that simply aren’t bold enough to turn this country around. Or we can stand up for our families and our communities"

We are fortunate the immigration reform proposal on the legislative table in 2007 did not pass.  It was a manifestly unjust piece of legislation designed to give Democrats a victory for passing immigration reform while allowing Republicans to effectively gut all prospects for fair and just immigration to the US.  A lot of work has gone into the proposed bill in front of the Congress now, called the Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill, or CIR.

A section by section look at the law can be found at the Amercian Immigration Lawyers Association Website and CIR.

There is an all-star line up planned for the march.  Of course, there will be leading politicians, including congresswoman Judy Chu and Senator Robert Menendez who, remarkably, is the only Latino member of the U.S. Senate.

There will also be other heavy hitters. 

Gustavo Torres from CASA de Maryland, which provides a wide range of direct service programs to the Montgomery County of Maryland including employment placement, vocational training, financial literacy, and citizenship classes.

Gustavo led the organization in demonstrations calling for comprehensive immigration reform during the one year anniversary of the President taking office.

Chung-Wha Hong, formerly the executive director of NAKASEC, has led the New York Immigration Coalition. In 2007, she not only turned out 300,000 people at immigration rallies in New York, but also won $700 million in state funds for local schools to help immigrant students who don’t speak English.

Eun Sook Lee

Eun Sook Lee, the executive director of NAKASEC (National Korean American Service & Education Consortium), which seeks to project a national progressive voice on critical civil rights issues and promote the full participation of Korean Americans.

Eun Sook was born in Hwasoon, South Korea and immigrated to Canada at a young age. She later immigrated to the United States in 1994. Recently, Lee spearheaded the Korean American and national AAPI community in fighting for coverage of immigrants in health care reform and comprehensive immigration reform.

^^^^ Senator Robert Menendez^^^^

If we are to remain a free nation we must learn how to treat all persons within our borders fairly.  Democratic ideals require that all people be treated equally, and not as 'those here legally and those who are not'. 

The destruction of civil rights since 911 has been unprecedented.  It is time we stand up for the rights of those who cannot stand up for themselves.  I will be praying for all of you who attend the Reform Immigration For America March on Washington, and for Senator Robert Menendez, Eun Sook Lee, Gustavo Torres, Congresswoman Judy Chu, and of course, my old friend Eduardo Sotelo, who is also known as Piolin Por La manana.



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Comprehensive immigration reform can only be passed with your help!

4 steps to freedom students march to DC for dream!

 MARCH ON WASHINGTON

All free men have the right to dream.

When we steal the dreams of others,

we imprison ourselves.

The future we have given children of undocumented workers is far short of the future most Americans want for their own children.


We as a free nation cannot steal from the next generation that which we want for ourselves. We must support peaceful means to bring the message of hope and dreams to all reason minded people.

"That was the message I was trying to convey to the Piolin Por La Manana people"

That was the message I was trying to convey to the Piolin Por La Manana people and the Caravana a Washington D.C.

How sad it is they could not accept that a guerro attorney wanted wonderful things for them and the youth who follow.

There is a group of young people who are planning a march on Washington D.C. to say to the world, 'Hey, we count, give us the chance, let us be part of the American dream, let us give back, let us in!"

Check out the trail of Dreams! http://www.swer.org/actions.htm

The following article appeared in the Treasure Coast Palm.

http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/dec/22/illegal-immigrant-to-walk-to-dc-to-petition-to/?partner=popular

TREASURE COAST — Manuel Guerra Casas may soon be deported.

The 26-year-old from Indiantown has been forced to withdraw from Kaplan University and was denied scholarships at a seminary. And if pending court proceedings don’t go his way — he’ll also be heading back to Mexico.

So Guerra Casas plans to start walking to Washington D.C.

"Four young people will lace up their sneakers

and head north from Miami"

On Jan. 1, four young people will lace up their sneakers and head north from Miami toward the nation’s capital along U.S. 1. The group hopes that each step will bring more attention to the fact that thousands of undocumented individuals, many who have lived in the U.S. since they were small children, are barred each year from continuing their education in the U.S.

Guerra Casas, also one of the organizers, plans to walk with them from Hobe Sound to Fort Pierce.

“The purpose of all this is to let the American people, Congress and the president know that we are no longer afraid of being undocumented — that we are going to show who we are,” he said. “We are coming out of the shadows.”

They’re calling it the Trail of Dreams, and the youth — associated with Students Working for Equal Rights and supported by the Florida Immigrant Coalition and Reform Immigration for America — plan to complete their trek to the National Mall by May 1.

At a rate of about 17 miles per day, they will pass through Hobe Sound Jan. 8, Stuart Jan. 9 and Fort Pierce Jan. 10. On Jan. 9, the walkers will gather at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Stuart to tell their stories to area residents. Guerra Casas said 200 people are expected.

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The travelers would like to be joined in Washington by 100,000 supporters who will rally for the passage of the Development, Relief and Education Act for Alien Minors, or the DREAM Act.

The bill was introduced in both chambers of Congress in March with the intention of providing undocumented immigrant students who fit certain criteria a chance to earn conditional permanent residency.

Each year, tens of thousands of high school graduates can’t pursue higher education because of their immigration status. The proposed legislation would put them on a conditional path to citizenship in exchange for the completion of a college degree or two years of military service.

But in an interview with USA Today, Ira Mehlman, spokesman for the Federation for American Immigration Reform, which advocates less immigration, said the DREAM Act rewards “people who have broken the law with immigration benefits.”

Additionally, the walkers would like to see the passage of legislation that would prevent undocumented individuals from being separated from their families.

Only four individuals have signed up for the entire 1,052-mile trip, but hundreds — like Guerra Casas — will join them for small stretches.

Guerra Casas came to the U.S. at age 17. He said he swam across the river from Mexico into the U.S. at Laredo, Texas. He said he was escaping gangs in Mexico and wanted to attend school in the U.S.

The deportation process began in 2003 when he tried to get a driver’s license and work permit. He had his first deportation hearing in 2006, he said.

But not all of the activists are undocumented immigrants.

Flavia Franco came to the U.S. as a child with a visa and now attends Palm Beach Community College in Lake Worth. Some of her friends have been denied access to higher education or separated from their families, and Franco said that needs to stop.

“I think it’s the only thing that is left to do. We have tried rallies, we have tried protests, we have tried calling the congressmen, and we are not heard,” she said. “We’re having a lunch for the walkers when they pass through, and when they leave, they’ll be taking our dreams with them.”

THE TRAIL OF DREAMS

The march to Washington D.C. will pass through Hobe Sound Jan. 8, Stuart Jan. 9, and Fort Pierce Jan. 10.

On 9 a.m. Jan. 9, the marchers will meet at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 1200 East 10th Street, Stuart, to share their stories.

"The organizers are looking for monetary donations"

The organizers are looking for monetary donations, individuals or groups willing to host local receptions for the walkers, and volunteers willing to provide shelter or a meal.

For more information, visit the Students Working for Equal Rights’ Web site — www.swer.org/actions.htm — or send the organizers an e-mail at trailofdreams2010@gmail.com