Fwd: Request for signature to U.S. Reps Grijalva and Clarke's letter to Pres. Obama requesting for protection of immigrants by executive action

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Subject: Request for signature to U.S. Reps Grijalva and Clarke's letter to Pres. Obama requesting for protection of immigrants by executive action

Queridas amigas y amigos, ¿cómo han estado? Va en el texto del correo y en archivo –con sus versiones en español e inglés- el borrador de un mensaje de apoyo a un grupo de U.S. Members of Congress que a través de una carta abierta le pedirán al presidente Obama otorgue Acción Diferida o protección temporal a migrantes sin documentos en tanto no se apruebe una reforma migratoria integral. Se incluye también la carta.   

Si gustan, revisen el mensaje y hagan los comentarios y sugerencias que juzguen convenientes, y por favor mándenlos al correo de Armando Vázquez –Ramos Armando.Va...@csulb.edu o al mío A MÁS TARDAR EL VIERNES 6 DE DICIEMBRE POR LA NOCHE –PASADO MAÑANA.

El sábado mandaríamos ese mensaje con las firmas iniciales a redes de migrantes –cuantas sea posible- para darlo a conocer junto con la carta de las/os U.S. Members of Congress a Obama y solicitar firmas.

Finalmente, en los primeros días de diciembre, con las firmas que se añadan a las iniciales, el mensaje y la carta se darían a conocer a medios de comunicación de EUA y de México. Cualquiera de las/os firmantes podrá difundirlos en los medios locales o nacionales que guste.

Muchas gracias por su generosa y pronta respuesta a este correo.

Que sigan ustedes adelante en el valioso trabajo que realizan a favor de las/os migrantes.

Armando Vázquez-Ramos y Primitivo Rodríguez Oceguera

P.D. El texto del mensaje se escribió originalmente en español. Matt Bakker, UC Davis, hizo la traducción al inglés.

 

 

December, 2013

 

We the undersigned offer our support to the members of the House of Representatives who have issued an Open Letter to President Barack Obama, asking him to grant Deferred Action, or temporary protection, to undocumented migrants while Congress agrees on a comprehensive immigration reform.  

Deferred Action would put an end to today’s massive deportations and the painful separation of families. It would also initiate the process of legalization for the migrants who will be the ultimate beneficiaries of immigration reform. 

Such Deferred Action will bring relief to migrants who follow the law, work hard for the wellbeing of their families, and proudly contribute to the development of the United States.  

Deferred Action is no substitute for immigration reform. But it is a necessary step toward achieving its approval once the House of Representatives is freed from the group of extremist Tea Party legislators now holding it hostage. Those legislators have kept their own Republican colleagues in fear and have been able to freeze all attempts at immigration reform.  

Granting Deferred Action to undocumented migrants would constitute a classical “check-mate” move on the political checker-board against this group of extremists and xenophobes.  

With Deferred Action President Obama will be upholding his leadership on the issue of immigration and injecting added vitality to his second-term agenda.  

In addition, granting Deferred Action would bring needed electoral mobilization within migrant communities, particularly Latino communities, allowing Democrats the possibility to retake control of the House of Representatives and assure their continued occupancy of the White House.  

But if President Obama fails to provide the Deferred Action that the members of the House of Representatives propose in their Open Letter, Democrats will be defeated on the issue of immigration by the Tea Party xenophobes.  

And President Obama will cement his legacy as Deporter in Chief -, the worst president ever for migrant families and communities.  

Offering Deferred Action may bring along its own problems. However, these would pale in comparison to the larger problems caused by the failure to achieve immigration reform, the resulting debacle for President Obama, and the continued supremacy of ideological extremism in our country’s political life.  

 

Sincerely,

Citizens of the United States:

(Name, Title or Occupation, and Place of Residence)

 

Citizens of other countries expressing solidarity with US citizens signing this message:

     (Name, Title or Occupation, and Country of Residence)

 

VERSION EN ESPANOL:

Diciembre, 2013

Quienes suscribimos este llamado damos nuestro apoyo solidario al grupo de Representantes federales que a través de una carta abierta pide al Presidente Barak Obama otorgue Acción Diferida o protección temporal a migrantes sin documentos, mientras no se apruebe una reforma migratoria integral.

Con la Acción Diferida terminarían las deportaciones masivas y en consecuencia, la dolorosa separación de familias. A la vez, se iniciaría el proceso de legalización de quienes se beneficiarían de una reforma migratoria.

La Acción Diferida traería alivio a migrantes que cumplen con la ley, trabajan para sacar adelante a sus familias, y están orgullosas/os de contribuir al desarrollo de Estados Unidos.

La Acción Diferida no sería un sustituto de la reforma migratoria, pero sí un paso necesario para lograr que ésta se apruebe una vez que se libere a la Casa de Representantes del secuestro al que la tienen sometida un grupo de legisladores del Tea Party.  Dicho grupo  mantiene bajo amenaza a sus propios colegas Republicanos y ha logrado frenar los diversos intentos de reforma migratoria.

En consecuencia, otorgar Acción Diferida a las/os migrantes sin documentos representaría una jugada clásica de  jaque mate en el tablero político al grupo xenófobo y extremista de la Casa de Representantes.     

Con la Acción Diferida, el presidente Obama ejercería el liderazgo que le corresponde en el tema migratorio, y daría fresco aliento a la agenda de su segundo período de gobierno.

Por otra parte, con el dinamismo electoral que generaría la Acción Diferida entre las comunidades migrantes, en especial la latina, los Demócratas podrían recuperar la dirección de la Cámara Baja y asegurarían su permanencia en la Casa Blanca.

Por el contrario, si el presidente Obama no otorga la Acción Diferida que propone al grupo de Representantes en su carta abierta, los Demócratas serán derrotados por los xenófobos del Tea Party. Así mismo, Obama dejaría como legado haber sido el Deportador en Jefe –Deporter in Chief-, y el peor presidente para las comunidades y familias migrantes.   

Otorgar Acción Diferida no está exento de problemas. Con todo, éstos serían mucho menores a los que crearían el fracaso de la reforma migratoria, la consiguiente debacle del presidente Obama, y la preeminencia del extremismo ideológico en la vida pública de Estados Unidos.

 

Atentamente,

Ciudadanas y ciudadanos de Estados Unidos:

(Nombre, ocupación o cargo, lugar de residencia)

 

Ciudadanas y ciudadanos de otros países que se solidarizan con las/os firmantes del presente mensaje:

(Nombre, ocupación o cargo, país de residencia).

 

 

OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA: PROTECT OUR FAMILIES

 

November, 2013 

 

 

Dear Colleague,

 

We ask that you join us in signing the letter below asking President Obama to expand the successful deferred action program and suspend any further deportations of those who would be potential citizens under immigration reform.

 

The civil disobedience action on Tuesday, October 8th has shown our commitment to making sure immigration reform is brought to the floor and families stop being separated. Thousands of people, including labor unions and faith groups, joined our effort on Tuesday to underscore the urgent need for House Republican leadership to take concrete action to ensure that the House of Representatives has votes on immigration reform this year. Those affected by deportations spoke at the rally, including Angel Aguilar, an eleven year old boy whose father was deported. Support Angel and children just like him by urging the President to stop deportations while the House works on a comprehensive immigration reform bill.

 

The United States is now deporting people at a faster rate than at any time in our modern history, more than 1,100 people per day. Between the years 2008 and 2012, an estimated 1.5 million immigrants were deported. Although the administration has reportedly prioritized deporting only criminals, our broken immigration policy has separated far too many families. According to a 2009 report by the Department of Homeland Security, only 11% of those detained were held for violent crimes.

 

As we continue our push for immigration reform, and as it is met with opposition, working people should not have to continue to live in fear of separation from their families and our communities. Deferred action would give millions of families the opportunity to contribute to our great nation in a variety of ways. We urge you to join us in building a humane immigration system that addresses our needs as a single society connected by family values, economic needs, and the desire to create a life for ourselves and those we love.

 

Some of our colleagues worked with representatives from 543 organizations across the nation making this request to the President and we are pleased to formalize it in this letter.

 

If you would like to join us or have any questions, please contact Christina Partida at christin...@mail.house.gov or at (202) 225-2435.

 

Raúl M. Grijalva                   Yvette Clarke

Member of Congress              Member of Congress

 

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

Dear Mr. President,

 

The undersigned Members of Congress respectfully request that you expand the successful deferred action program and suspend any further deportations of those who would be potential citizens under immigration reform.

 

We stand by the 543 faith-based, labor, neighborhood, legal, and civil rights organizations, including the AFL-CIO, MALDEF, United We Dream, and NDLON that support this proposal, and agree that this is the best way to advance the path to citizenship for undocumented individuals across the country.

 

We appreciate your commitment to reforming our nation’s broken immigration policies for the benefit of all. In the context of the intransigence of a small number of legislators that are willing to hold the legislation hostage unless we pass a series of incredibly extreme proposals, a cessation of the deportation of the 1,100 potential citizens expelled daily would do a great deal to set the parameters of the conversation.

 

Let us not take these policies lightly. Every deportation of a father, a sister, or a neighbor tears at our social consciousness; every unnecessary raid and detention seriously threatens the fabric of civil liberties we swore to uphold. We are talking about American families and American communities. Criminalizing American families or giving local law enforcement the responsibility to choose who stays and who goes, is not the right option.

 

Our efforts in Congress will only be helped by the sensible and moral step of stopping deportations.

 

As we have seen with deferred action for childhood arrivals, such relief brings with it the benefit of active participation in the debate by undocumented people themselves. When their stories are known and voices are heard, we have witnessed how the debate shifts. The fear and xenophobia that block progress only shrink in the display of their courage. But left unchecked, the threat of deportations will prevent so many from coming forward and contributing to the national conversation. Instead, the specter of deportation removes the human and grounding element in any political discussion—those individuals who are most directly impacted.

 

The senseless opposition that neither reflects the public will, nor the moral responsibility we hold, should not allow us to prolong the needless suffering of those who could so soon have their place in our society fully recognized.  In fact, taking a strong step toward granting relief would move us in the direction of where the immigration debate rightfully should start, with the legalization of eleven million men and women who call the United States their home.

 

As the debate proceeds, it is necessary to expand the protections of our future citizens that were established by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and grant it to the family and neighbors and all of those who have made their lives here but are yet to be fully recognized.

 

We cannot continue to witness potential citizens in our districts go through the anguish of deportation when legalization could be just around the corner for them. We look to you to firmly contribute to advancing inclusion for immigrants by suspending deportations and expanding DACA.

 

Sincerely,

 

The undersigned

Current co-signers Members of the U.S. House of Representatives:

Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva, Yvette Clarke, John Delaney, Jan Schakowsky,  Del. Eni Faleomavaega, Dina Titus, Mark Pocan, Marc Veasey, Alcee L. Hastings, Mike Honda, Tony Cardenas, Barbara Lee, Lloyd Doggett, Charles Rangel, Rubén Hinojosa, Filemon Vela, John Lewis, Grace Napolitano, Del. Eleanor Holmes-Norton, Sam Farr, Sheila Jackson Lee, Rush Holt, Bobby L. Rush, Madeleine Bordallo, Gwen Moore, Beto O’Rourke