Immigrant Rights Groups Opposed Immigration Reform Bill S.744

[José G. Herrera]

For Immediate Release

Press Advisory for:

June 27, at 11:00am

Contact info:

Jose G. Herrera, 773-632-9992

Rozalinda Borcia, 813-789-0123

 

After the Border Militarization (“border surge”) amendment prevailed in the Senate,

Immigrant Rights Activist, Community Leaders and Organizations Take a Stand Opposing Immigration Reform Bill (S.744)

Senate prepares for final vote on Immigration Reform bill by the end of the week

 

Chicago IL – The Senate is poised to vote on S.744, Border Enforcement, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act in the next two days. Immigrant Rights advocates, the Migrant Justice Coalition and Moratorium On Deportations Campaign reject and denounce publicly Senate immigration reform bill as an “anti-immigrant” bill.

WHAT: Press conference in response to key vote on immigration in the Senate

WHERE: 3442 W. 26^th St. (Little Village): Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission

WHEN: Thursday, June 27 at 11:00 AM

In a statement directed to Chicago’s Immigrant Rights groups and activists, Moratorium On Deportations Campaign and Migrant Justice Advocates state:

 “The bill uses the pretext of Immigration Reform to unleash the largest domestic militarization program in the history of the US. A total of at least $42 billion are set aside to militarize the entire region that is within 100 miles of the US-Mexico border; to deploy 20,000 extra troops plus the National Guard at the border; to fund drones and other military equipment and to give Homeland Security exceptional powers in all federal lands and indigenous nations. The bill would also implement a national E-Verify system and extend the criminalization of immigrants, establishing quotas for interior enforcement and incentivizing the expansion of Poli-Migra programs. Instead of legalization, the bill offers a dangerous and misleading probationary status and a new merit-based visa system that will only benefit a few privileged categories of immigrants at the expense of the many. This is not an immigration reform bill rather, it’s an anti-immigrant bill” (Moratorium On Deportations Campaign)

Also: Moratorium On Deportations Campaign will make public an educational video entitled: Immigration Reform 101 – an in-depth analysis of the key provisions which the immigrant community has been misled about: connecting Militarization, RPI, Path to Citizenship and Enforcement.

URL for Video (Spanish): http://youtu.be/rAZShK5YEPI

URL for Video (English): http://youtu.be/IQSITIlkrzw

Educational Campaign on Immigration Reform at: www.whoseimmigrationreform.com

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