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Liliana’s Fight: Growing Church Sanctuary Movement Has A New Face
by Mexica Movement
Tuesday, Jul. 31, 2007 at 12:20 AM
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Minuteman protest against church draws over 100 supporters for new Church Sanctuary resident.
Attention is drawn to racist U.S. Visa Waiver Program.
Night vigil by supporters is scheduled for Friday August 17, 2007 @ 7:30 P.M. (outside church).
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She is a prisoner, but she is not a criminal. She is a devoted mother, wife,
and daughter. She had a full-time job, a driver’s license, and paid her taxes.
But for the last two months, Liliana (last name withheld) has taken on a new
role. She is taking sanctuary within Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church in Long
Beach.
Liliana has been made a prisoner within an inhumane cage of U.S. migration
laws. Despite having a husband who is an American citizen and three children who
are also U.S. citizens, ICE officers entered her home in May and attempted to
take her away. Like a scene out of “Schindler’s List,” the storm troopers had
declared her “an undesirable” and were subjecting her to forced removal.
Terrified and terrorized, Liliana thought of her three children (U.S.
citizens), her husband (U.S. citizen), her brothers and mother who also reside
near her. ICE was demanding to tear her family apart and take away everything
she had worked so hard for. By a stroke of luck and persuasion on the part of
her husband, Liliana was given five days to turn herself in for deportation.
She used that time to find a way to fight back.
“I will stay and fight”
Those counter-protestors who stayed after the Minuteman protest on Saturday
morning met the new face of the Church Sanctuary Movement. Inside the church, a
potluck dinner was held for Lilliana and her supporters.
Liliana is well-spoken and exudes a quiet strength. She handles television
media questions calmly and intelligently. But her pain is never far from the
surface. Instead of cowering in fear, she said, she decided to stay and fight (SEE VIDEO LINKS BELOW).
Allowing herself to be deported was unacceptable for her and her family. She has
rights and she knows that Washington D.C. is wrestling with changing the laws
that imprison her --and her family.
Her Only Crime
Liliana’s only "crime" was that she was not born a European. She was born a Mexican woman, a person of Indigenous descent on this continent. But she was not born in
England, Italy, or Germany—three of the 25 European-descent countries which
enjoy the privileged U.S.Visa Waiver Program.
Other Visa Waiver Program countries include (but are not limited
to): Canada, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, France, Austria, Switzerland,
Spain, Portugal, Scotland, Wales, The Netherlands, and Ireland.
Liliana recounts a story of meeting an Italian who boasted to her that he was
here without an Immigration Visa: he was an Italian national and therefore only
needed to flash a simple passport at any U.S. port of entry. No questions asked.
Liliana said, "They say that this country isn't racist. So why don't they demand that the Europeans get visas to enter the country? Is it about skin color?"
The Fight Forward
Because she is Mexican, Lilliana is being held to a standard unthinkable of
enacting against Europeans. Because she is Mexican, she is now being held in
sanctuary, a prisoner of racism. Lilliana never had the “instant amnesty” of
being born a Canadian, German, or Australian. And that is why she --and several
others-- are fighting for their rights.
GET INVOLVED. SUPPORT LILIANA AND HER FAMILY:
Email Debbie at uprising@sbcglobal.net
Or contact Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church in Long Beach.
Attend the Night Vigil by supporters:
scheduled for Friday August 17, 2007 @ 7:30 P.M.
(outside church).
WATCH VIDEOS OF LILIANA SPEAKING:
http://media.putfile.com/Lilliana-news-interview-sanctuary
http://media.putfile.com/Lilliana-sanctuary-story
http://media.putfile.com/Liliana-talks-about-arrest-by-ICE
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STOP the Raids and Deportations
by Mexica Movement
Tuesday, Jul. 31, 2007 at 12:28 AM
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Sign made by Mexica Movement.
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Determined to fight injustice
by Mexica Movement
Tuesday, Jul. 31, 2007 at 12:33 AM
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Practicing what they preach
by Mexica Movement
Tuesday, Jul. 31, 2007 at 12:34 AM
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Liliana is interviewed by TV reporter
by Mexica Movement
Tuesday, Jul. 31, 2007 at 12:37 AM
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Last week, Liliana was on the front page of USA Today.
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"We support Liliana!"
by Mexica Movement
Tuesday, Jul. 31, 2007 at 12:38 AM
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Potluck dinner for Liliana
by Mexica Movement
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Musicians
by Mexica Movement
Tuesday, Jul. 31, 2007 at 12:38 AM
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Attend the Night Vigil by supporters: scheduled for Friday August 17, 2007 @ 7:30 P.M. (outside church).
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LATEST COMMENTS ABOUT THIS ARTICLE
Listed below are the 10 latest comments of 106 posted about this article.
These comments are anonymously submitted by the website visitors.
| TITLE |
AUTHOR |
DATE |
| THE BUSH 9-11 SKULL & BONES OIL JUNTA ON THE POST 9-11 BUSH HIJACKING OF IMMIGRATION |
THE BUSH 9-11 SKULL & BONES OIL JUNTA |
Tuesday, Jul. 31, 2007 at 1:21 AM |
| excelelnt~ |
dl |
Tuesday, Jul. 31, 2007 at 10:54 AM |
| Great work! great images! great article! should be front page! |
citlalmina |
Tuesday, Jul. 31, 2007 at 12:14 PM |
| Great work! great images! great article! should be front page! |
citlalmina |
Tuesday, Jul. 31, 2007 at 12:15 PM |
| Great job! |
TruthBTold |
Tuesday, Jul. 31, 2007 at 2:36 PM |
| Immanuel Presbyterian on Wilshire joins Santuary movt |
BaBaBooey! |
Wednesday, Aug. 01, 2007 at 3:18 PM |
| Stand Down! |
TruthBTold |
Wednesday, Aug. 01, 2007 at 7:45 PM |
| white supremacists gotta go |
Citlalmina |
Thursday, Aug. 02, 2007 at 11:17 AM |
| 100 Non-European Inventions |
Manuel |
Thursday, Aug. 02, 2007 at 11:36 AM |
| after the midnight hours |
V |
Friday, Aug. 03, 2007 at 9:50 AM |
| after the midnight hours |
BorderRaven |
Friday, Aug. 03, 2007 at 12:45 PM |
| the lineage of Border Blimp (Gerry Nance) |
Gas filled Wind Bags Unite |
Friday, Aug. 03, 2007 at 3:23 PM |
| Liliana we support you! |
d |
Saturday, Aug. 04, 2007 at 12:06 PM |
| why are they so ignorant/deceptive? |
sd |
Sunday, Aug. 05, 2007 at 9:11 AM |
| Who's to blame? |
Chicano |
Sunday, Aug. 05, 2007 at 10:59 AM |
| Gas filled Wind Bags Unite is a P-U-S-S-Y |
BorderRaven |
Sunday, Aug. 05, 2007 at 1:30 PM |
| gerry |
V |
Monday, Aug. 06, 2007 at 1:16 PM |
| A good quote |
BorderRaven |
Tuesday, Aug. 07, 2007 at 5:43 AM |
| SOS=Hypocrites |
TruthBTold |
Tuesday, Aug. 07, 2007 at 4:05 PM |
| Mike Almeida is BUSTED |
BaBaBooey! |
Saturday, Aug. 11, 2007 at 12:56 PM |
| Possible mistake made |
Mario |
Saturday, Aug. 11, 2007 at 5:20 PM |
| Possible mistake made |
Mario |
Saturday, Aug. 11, 2007 at 5:20 PM |
| Racist Visa Waiver Program |
Manuel |
Monday, Aug. 13, 2007 at 10:58 AM |
| Mike (REAL racism) |
Manuel |
Monday, Aug. 13, 2007 at 11:17 AM |
| Visa Waiver Program |
Mario |
Monday, Aug. 13, 2007 at 7:22 PM |
| Mario |
Manuel |
Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007 at 3:26 PM |
| Manuel |
Mario |
Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2007 at 12:49 PM |
| re: Mario |
Manuel |
Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007 at 9:10 AM |
| 5 more European countries added to US. Visa Waiver Program |
Manuel |
Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007 at 10:03 AM |
| VWP |
Mario |
Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007 at 1:08 PM |
| re: VWP |
Manuel |
Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007 at 1:54 PM |
| re: re: VWP |
Mario |
Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007 at 2:46 PM |
| Whose laws? |
Manuel |
Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007 at 10:40 PM |
| Come support Liliana tonight @ 7:30 PM |
Manuel |
Friday, Aug. 17, 2007 at 9:19 AM |
| Re: Who's Laws? |
Mario |
Friday, Aug. 17, 2007 at 11:50 AM |
| re: Whose laws? |
Manuel |
Friday, Aug. 17, 2007 at 12:00 PM |
| EVENT CANCELLED |
Manuel |
Friday, Aug. 17, 2007 at 12:28 PM |
| Supporting Liliana |
Mario |
Friday, Aug. 17, 2007 at 1:07 PM |
| newsflash |
former St. Lukes Parishoner |
Sunday, Aug. 19, 2007 at 7:32 PM |
| Liliana and the Visa Waiver Program |
Sadie Rose |
Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007 at 10:19 PM |
| Using proper channels |
Sadie Rose |
Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007 at 10:35 PM |
| Gestapo comment |
Sadie Rose |
Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007 at 10:49 PM |
| Capital Knows No Border |
mous |
Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007 at 12:29 AM |
| Gestapo comment |
mous |
Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007 at 12:31 AM |
| LOL !!! |
BaBaBooey! |
Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007 at 2:19 PM |
| mr |
justa guy |
Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008 at 8:57 AM |
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