California Latino Caucus Sponsors Debate on CIR
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The
California Latino Legislator Caucus sponsored a debate on "comprehensive
immigration reform" in Sacramento on August 27, 2013. Those
opposing the U.S. Senate version of CIR, S.744, that now sits on the U.S.
House of Representatives side for consideration, were Attorney Peter Schey,
Enrique Morones of Border Angels, Arnold Torres, Immigration Analyst, and
Arturo Carmona of Presente.org.
Those supporting S.744 were Mike Garcia of SEIU, Angelica Salas of CHIRLA,
and Diana Tellefson Torres of the UFW (representing union president Arturo
Rodriguez). Gov. Jerry Brown also spoke as a guest of the forum.
Representatives of agricultural grower and construction industries were also
represented and the AFL-CIO California Labor Federation.
Notwithstanding all of the controversial provisions of the S.744 legislation,
such as the limited 10-year provisional permit and additional 3-year
permanent residency, cancellation of social security credits for all
applicants, cancellation of permits due to 60-day lapse of employment over
ten years, the $50 billion border surge, the mandatory E-verify provisions
for all employers and a national ID card for immigrants; the estimated 60% of
the 11 million undocumented community that would be eligible and the others
deported; the cancellation of U.S. citizens to any longer emigrate brothers
and sisters, and much more; there are unions and immigrant advocates that
continue to support this legislation under the argument that "nothing is
worst" or that "this is the only thing on the table," or
"this is our last chance." We know that this is all
false. President Obama has deported more people than any previous
president in American history. He has deported 500,000 young people
since he took office, more than the 360,000 who have received the DACA
permit. We demand that President Obama stop the separation of families and
deportations. We invite you to review the video of the debate (3
hours long, but well worth watching) and make up your own mind. We are
convinced that you will agree that our people deserve better!
Mexican
American Political Association.
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See the hearing here.
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