jacobito (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} jacobito) wrote,@ 2006-03-25 13:43:00 |
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so i'm in san diego now but so much shit is happening right now for immigrant rights, against borders, for freedom of movement, the right to stay, against the legal/illegal distinction. i just wish it wasn't all pegged to one legislative bill. its fuckin incredible that this sensenbrenner bill, HR4437, has caused such a national uprising (in terms of numbers and locations, its definitely been an uprising), but it fuckin sucks that its all dependant on one bill. the rage and anger and power of the multitudes of people, mostly immigrants, is inspiring. but its tied to a law that will fail (and the anger and power will disperse) or pass (and the anger and power will be criminalized). its not as horribly inane as the "bush step down" "world can't wait" shit which want's to impeach bush so that cheney can step up and lead, but the attachment to something so particular gives a time-limit and issue-limit to the horizon of radical change. personally, i think this bill has no chance in hell of passing and the folks who set it up knew that too. i think it was set up to frame the debate, not to win. and in that sense, the govnt has won. the whole debate is framed now with HR4437 as center of all discussions: are undocumented folks felons or minor criminals, are the people that help them felons or minor criminals? Beyond that, its too controversial. but on the other hand, i'm just talking about what the mainstream immigrant rights groups and media is saying. there are a shitload of folks, groups, and media stepping up and saying NO ONE IS ILLEGAL!!! and thats what beautiful.
lotu5, repost from la indymedia and others | 24.03.2006 23:17
If you've been reading LA Indymedia or listening to KPFK, you've heard about the March for Immigrants' Rights that will be taking place tomorrow, starting on Olympic and Broadway. But if you're limited to English, you probably haven't heard the non-stop promotion by virtually every popular local and nationally-syndicated Spanish-language DJ in Los Angeles. Low-ball estimates from media insiders are that 200,000 people will turn up. March organizers are scrambling to accommodate three times that many and busloads of people from across the state, from Reno and Las Vegas, from Phoenix, from Texas, from New Mexico, from Denver, from Tennessee, and from Chicago. As I write this, high school students in East Los Angeles have walked out and reportedly are pummeling the police with fruit against proposed immigration "reform." Corporate media reports estimate the size of today's student walkouts in LA at over 3000 students. Tomorrow promises to be the biggest march in Los Angeles history.
The organizers have announced that they are expecting that as many as 500,000 people might attend the protest in L.A.
Editorial From the Newswire Brown Skin / Yellow Star: Why You Must Join the March 25th Demo by Juan Santos ...
Full report: Speak Now, or Never: Stopping Sensenbrenner by Leslie Radford
Reports: Gran Marcha 2006 by Jesse Díaz | | Hunger Strike to Stop Anti-Migrant Legislation by C. Cruz | | Call for Reporters on Saturday by Anonymous | | Update on Pro Migrant Hunger Strike by cesar a. cruz | | 3/25: Los Angeles March for Immigrant Rights! by Lee Siu Hin - Immigrant Solidarity Network | | March 25-28 Nationwide Weekend of Actions to Support Immigrant Solidarity! by Lee Siu hin - National Immigrant Solidarity Network
Chicago: Feature Story, Washington DC: Feature Story
Above story and links from LA Indymedia
Here's some more context: "The Senate Judiciary Committee will consider the issue Monday. Lawmakers have been mulling legislation that would make illegal residency in the United States a felony crime, impose harsh penalties on those who employ illegal immigrants, and call for fences along one-third of the Mexican border, according to CNN.
Also on Friday thousands of immigrant-rights advocates marched through Phoenix toward the offices of U.S. Senator Jon Kyl. The protestors are calling for a more humane reform to the existing immigration laws. The Republican Kyl, according to CNN, is sponsoring a bill that would give illegal immigrants up to five years to vacate the United States.
On Friday morning, tens of thousands of workers were no-shows at their jobs in Georgia in response to a bill that was passed by the Georgia House Thursday. The legislation — which still needs state Senate approval — would refuse services to adults living in the U.S. illegally and tack a 5 percent surcharge onto wire transfers from illegal immigrants. Close to 200 people assembled outside Georgia's Capitol building holding signs that read: "Don't panic, we're Hispanic" and "We have a dream too," CNN reported.
More than 10,000 people marched in Milwaukee Thursday as part of "A Day Without Latinos." That act of dissent was organized to challenge efforts in Washington, D.C., targeting undocumented illegal workers."
From Mtv.com
