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so i never post about political stuff, but this is just so huge, and it's making me soooo outraged. I could rant, or I could post this. If you're in Boston, good lord, GO TO THIS.
Rally: Keep Our Families Together!
Monday, March 27
5:00pm
Park St. T Station
Called by: Massachusetts Chapter of the National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean Communities (NALACC) and by the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA)
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Defend Immigrant Rights!
Stop the the Racist Sensenbrenner-King Act!
Immigrants are Workers not Criminals!
This weekend over 1,000,000 immigrants and their supporters took to the streets of Los Angeles to protest against the reactionary and racist Sensenbrenner-King Act that would make it a federal crime to be in this country without the "proper" documentation; construct a "wall" separating the U.S. and Mexico; and makes it illegal for social service agencies, church groups or immigrant rights activists to offer support to immigrant workers. Throughout the country hundreds of thousands have taken to streets to defend the rights of immigrants and to stand in solidarity against the attempts by the most reactionary and right wing elements of the government and big business who want to whip up racism and fear. The Sensenbrenner-King Act and the increased witch hunt against immigrants sweeping this country are meant to drive immigrants further underground so they can be exploited further, as witnessed by the encouragement and legitimization of vigilantes such as the Minutemen. They are meant to whip up a xenophobic and racist anti-worker hysteria, a diversion from the real problems all workers face in this country. It is meant to divide U.S.-born and foreign-born workers whose common enemy are the bosses, not each other.
One of the strongest supporters of the measure was the United States Chamber of Commerce, an important part of the capitalist class. According to the New York Times, letters from the Chamber warned lawmakers that it “would penalize any legislator who voted against the rule.” But by pushing immigrants further underground, their labor can be further exploited, an action the Chamber fervently supports. The solution to repressive measures criminalizing the most oppressed workers is solidarity. Organizing foreign-and U.S.-born workers together in solidarity against the government and big business will beat back this anti-worker offensive.
Rally: Keep Our Families Together!
Monday, March 27
5:00pm
Park St. T Station
Called by: Massachusetts Chapter of the National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean Communities (NALACC) and by the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA)
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Defend Immigrant Rights!
Stop the the Racist Sensenbrenner-King Act!
Immigrants are Workers not Criminals!
This weekend over 1,000,000 immigrants and their supporters took to the streets of Los Angeles to protest against the reactionary and racist Sensenbrenner-King Act that would make it a federal crime to be in this country without the "proper" documentation; construct a "wall" separating the U.S. and Mexico; and makes it illegal for social service agencies, church groups or immigrant rights activists to offer support to immigrant workers. Throughout the country hundreds of thousands have taken to streets to defend the rights of immigrants and to stand in solidarity against the attempts by the most reactionary and right wing elements of the government and big business who want to whip up racism and fear. The Sensenbrenner-King Act and the increased witch hunt against immigrants sweeping this country are meant to drive immigrants further underground so they can be exploited further, as witnessed by the encouragement and legitimization of vigilantes such as the Minutemen. They are meant to whip up a xenophobic and racist anti-worker hysteria, a diversion from the real problems all workers face in this country. It is meant to divide U.S.-born and foreign-born workers whose common enemy are the bosses, not each other.
One of the strongest supporters of the measure was the United States Chamber of Commerce, an important part of the capitalist class. According to the New York Times, letters from the Chamber warned lawmakers that it “would penalize any legislator who voted against the rule.” But by pushing immigrants further underground, their labor can be further exploited, an action the Chamber fervently supports. The solution to repressive measures criminalizing the most oppressed workers is solidarity. Organizing foreign-and U.S.-born workers together in solidarity against the government and big business will beat back this anti-worker offensive.