\r\n Urgent Action Alert!
\r\n The Upcoming Battle Against Anti-Immigrant Legislation, And A Call for A\r\n National Immigrant Solidarity Movement<\/strong>
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\r\n An Call From National Immigrant Solidarity\r\n Network<\/strong>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n May 14, 2006<\/strong>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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\r\n http:\/\/www.ImmigrantSolidarity.org<\/strong> \r\n <\/strong>http:\/\/www.NoHR4437.org<\/strong>
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\r\n Folks:
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\r\n Next week will be a key moment in immigrant rights\/civil rights work.
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\r\n Tomorrow evening (Monday, 5\/15), President Bush will deliver a prime time\r\n televised address, announcing the deployment of National Guard troops to the\r\n U.S-Mexico border. Also at some point in the next two weeks, U.S. Senate\r\n leaders are expected to approve parts of the so-called compromise immigrant\r\n legislation (such as the HEGAL-MARTINEZ Bill).
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\r\n This is a critical moment for the immigrant struggle. Despite millions of\r\n people across the country on May 1st marching in the streets for immigrant\r\n rights, the right wing anti-immigrant forces in Congress and President Bush\r\n want to \"talk tough on immigration.\"
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\r\n We should brace ourselves for the ultimate showdown of the immigrant struggle\r\n soon, and we should mobilize ourselves quickly to respond to the racist\r\n anti-immigrant xenophobia that will go down.
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\r\n We suggest organizing the following actions:<\/strong>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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\r\n 1) A local press conference, rally or vigil to denounce\r\n the racist anti-immigrant proposals from Congress and the President.
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\r\n 2) Legislative actions, including calling, writing and faxing your elected\r\n officials.
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\r\n 3) An emergency community meeting to strategize rapid response to a possible\r\n nationwide crackdown or attack on immigrants.
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\r\n 4) We are calling for multi-ethnic, broad-based national mobilization on\r\n Memorial Day weekend (5\/27-29). Organize creative local actions against the\r\n possible passage of any anti-immigrant legislation and further\r\n government-sponsored immigrant crackdowns.
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\r\n We urge you to support the Nine Points for Immigrant Rights, proposed by the\r\n Los Angeles March 25th Coalition:
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\r\n - No to the anti-immigrant HR4437 and any other\r\n \"copycat\" legislation from Congress
\r\n - No to militarization of the border
\r\n - No to criminalization of immigrant communities
\r\n - No to the planned immigrant crackdown across the country
\r\n - No to the guest worker program
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\r\n - Yes to amnesty for undocumented immigrants
\r\n - Yes to immigrant family reunification
\r\n - Yes to a humane path to citizenship
\r\n - Yes to labor rights and living wages for all workers
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\r\n On May 1st, we showed the world that our force, our strength and our voice \r\n cannot be silenced from this moment on! This is the birth of a new civil\r\n rights movement for the 21st century, and we will fight for our demands until\r\n we prevail.
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\r\n United We'll Win! Together We'll Achieve Our Dreams!
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\r\n National\r\n Immigrant Solidarity Network
\r\n No Immigrant Bashing! Support Immigrant Rights!<\/b>
\r\n webpage: http:\/\/www.ImmigrantSolidarity.org
\r\n <\/u>mail:\r\n info@ImmigrantSolidarity.org
\r\n New York: (212)330-8172
\r\n Los Angeles: (213)403-0131
\r\n Washington D.C.: (202)595-8990
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\r\n US-Mexico Border Information: No Militarization of Borders! Support Immigrant\r\n Rights! send e-mail to: Border01-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
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