Days Of The Indispensables
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| Edward Juarez | |
| Founder and President |
It’s amazing, that after applauding the elections that would supposedly change the perception of the immigrants in the American Congress, more than 12 million human beings, the biggest “illegal” population in the world, continues to pray for its legalization, without greater recognition. At this time we begin to celebrate Christmas and Thanksgiving Day, forgetting that the pilgrims that chose to come to these land were also immigrants.
Pay attention to what is said and written about this day; from asking a child of the meaning of this celebration to what is displayed in the annual parade, as well as in the commentaries; and you will notice that all venerate with pride the pilgrims of the 17th century. But who were those pilgrims? The pioneers, conquerors, precursors, founders, adventurers, explorers. And whom do these words describe? Who are these strange, different, unusual, rare, exotic, individuals considered from absurd to extraordinary by the way that expressed their customs?
The North American people cannot continue to forget those who forged their history. That spirit of extraordinary courage to leave everything back; their loved ones, their families, their properties, their environment, towards a new life. We cannot continue to leave behind these men, women and children who are in a state of civil violation (not criminal), and they become inadmissible, unacceptable and fugitives of the law.
In this traditional dinner of this Thanksgiving Day, after thanking God, let’s not forget to pray for our undocumented brothers, so that they may leave that state of persecution, humiliation and captivity, and as people, enjoy the freedom that they deserved, obtaining their legalization.
posted by U.S.A Immigration laws @ 1:06 PM
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The Pinar del Rio Solution
President George Bush and his supporters on the far right anguish needlessly about the millions of undocumented workers in the United States. Why? Because the Pinar del Rio solution is close at hand.
Briefly stated, this policy provides that the hundreds of workers that are regularly swept up in raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) merely need to state that they are refugees from Cuba, regardless of their actual country of origin. More specifically, the undocumented workers should state that they worked in the tobacco fields of Pinar del Rio, and that they got to the United States in refugee boat lifts.
As Cuban refugees who have actually landed on U. S. soil, the undocumented workers will be entitled to stay. ICE officials who dispute the Pinar del Rio story will be in the difficult position of proving a negative—that is, they will have to prove that the workers did not come from Cuba, but rather from some other country. But which one? Mexico? Guatemala? El Salvador? Honduras? Canada?
As long as the undocumented workers stick to their story, the worst that can happen is that they will be placed in detention centers. But as the ranks of detainees swell by thousands every week, the detention centers will increasingly resemble concentration camps. Even George Bush, with his limited knowledge of history, knows we don’t want to go down that road.
So relax. The undocumented workers are not actually “lawbreakers,” regardless of what members of the far right say. The workers are here merely to earn money for their families. By the way, it might be a good idea for you to brush up on your Spanish.
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