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\r\n May Day 2012 National Call To the Action!
\r\n NO to the NDAA! <\/strong><\/span>
\r\n <\/b> <\/p>\r\n \r\n \r\n In This Issue:<\/p>\r\n <\/strong>1) May Day 2012 Call To Action!
\r\n 2) The NDAA's Historic Assault on American Liberty
\r\n 3) ‘Trespass Bill’ will make protest illegal
\r\n 4) ICE Detainee Death in CA
\r\n 5) Immig detention is no hospitality suite
\r\n 6)3\/23 Newark, NJ :Conf on Immigrant Detainees
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\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n May Day 2012<\/span><\/p>\r\n National Mobilization For Immigrant Workers Rights!<\/p>\r\n National Immigrant Solidarity Network <\/span>http:\/\/www.immigrantsolidarity.org<\/p>\r\n Please send your May Day 2012 action report to info@immigrantsolidarity.org<\/span><\/p>\r\n We are calling A national day of multi-ethnic unity with youth, labor, peace and justice communities in solidarity with immigrant workers and building new immigrant rights & civil rights movement! Wear White T-Shirt; organize local actions to support immigrant worker rights!<\/strong><\/p>\r\n 1. No to anti-immigrant legislation, police surveillance and the criminalization of the immigrant communities.
\r\n 2. No to militarization of the border.
\r\n 3. No to the private prison, immigrant detention and deportation.
\r\n 4. No to the guest worker program.
\r\n 5. No to the NDAA.
\r\n 6. Yes to a path to legalization without condition for undocumented immigrants NOW.
\r\n 7. Yes to speedy family reunification.
\r\n 8. Yes to civil rights and humane immigration law.
\r\n 9. Yes to labor rights and living wages for all workers.
\r\n 10. Yes to the education and LGBTQ immigrant legislation. <\/p>\r\n We encourages everyone to actively linking our issues with different struggles: wars in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine & Korea with sweatshops exploitation in Asia as well as in Los Angeles, New York; international arm sales and WTO, FTAA, NAFTA & CAFTA with AIDS, hunger, child labors and child solider; as well as multinational corporations and economic exploitation with racism and poverty at home—in order we can win the struggle together at this May Day 2012! <\/strong>\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n
\r\n The NDAA's Historic Assault on American Liberty <\/strong><\/p>\r\n By signing into law the NDAA, the president has awarded the military extraordinary powers to detain US citizens without trial <\/strong><\/p>\r\n Jonathan Turley - Monday, January 2, 2012 <\/strong><\/p>\r\n President Barack Obama rang in the New Year by signing the NDAA law with its provision allowing him to indefinitely detain citizens. It was a symbolic moment, to say the least. With Americans distracted with drinking and celebrating, Obama signed one of the greatest rollbacks of civil liberties in the history of our country ... and citizens partied in unwitting bliss into the New Year.
\r\n Ironically, in addition to breaking his promise not to sign the law, Obama broke his promise on signing statements and attached a statement that he really does not want to detain citizens.<\/p>\r\n Obama insisted that he signed the bill simply to keep funding for the troops. It was a continuation of the dishonest treatment of the issue by the White House since the law first came to light. As discussed earlier, the White House told citizens that the
\r\n president would not sign the NDAA because of the provision. That spin ended after sponsor Senator Carl Levin (Democrat, Michigan) went to the floor and disclosed that it was the White House and insisted that there be no exception for citizens in the indefinite detention provision.<\/p>\r\n The latest claim is even more insulting. You do not \"support our troops\" by denying the principles for which they are fighting. They are not fighting to consolidate authoritarian powers in the president. The \"American way of life\" is defined by our constitution and specifically the bill of rights. Moreover, the insistence that you do not intend to use authoritarian powers does not alter the fact that you just signed an authoritarian measure. It is not the use but the right to use such powers that defines authoritarian systems.<\/p>\r\n The almost complete failure of the mainstream media to cover this issue is shocking. Many reporters have bought into the spin of the Obama administration as they did the spin over torture by the Bush administration. Even today, reporters refuse to call waterboarding torture despite the long line of cases and experts defining waterboarding as torture for decades.<\/p>\r\n On the NDAA, reporters continue to mouth the claim that this law only codifies what is already the law. That is not true. The administration has fought any challenges to indefinite detention to prevent a true court review. Moreover, most experts agree that such indefinite detention of citizens violates the constitution.<\/p>\r\n There are also those who continue the longstanding effort to excuse Obama's horrific record on civil liberties by blaming either others or the times. One successful myth is that there is an exception for citizens. The White House is saying that changes to the law made it unnecessary to veto the legislation. That spin is ridiculous. The changes were the inclusion of
\r\n some meaningless rhetoric after key amendments protecting citizens were defeated. The provision merely states that nothing in the provisions could be construed to alter Americans' legal rights. Since the Senate clearly views citizens as not just subject to indefinite detention but even to execution without a trial, the change offers nothing but rhetoric to hide the harsh reality.<\/p>\r\n The Obama administration and Democratic members are in full spin mode - using language designed to obscure the authority given to the military. The exemption for American citizens from the mandatory detention requirement (section 1032) is the screening language for the next section, 1031, which offers no exemption for American citizens from the authorisation to use the military to indefinitely detain people without charge or trial.<\/p>\r\n Obama could have refused to sign the bill and the Congress would have rushed to fund the troops. Instead, as confirmed by Senator Levin, the White House conducted a misinformation campaign to secure this power while portraying the president as some type of reluctant absolute ruler, or, as Obama maintains, a reluctant president with dictatorial powers.<\/p>\r\n Most Democratic members joined their Republican colleagues in voting for this un-American measure. Some Montana citizens are moving to force the removal of these members who, they insist, betrayed their oaths of office and their constituents. Most citizens, however, are continuing to treat the matter as a distraction from the holiday cheer.<\/p>\r\n For civil libertarians, the NDAA is our Mayan moment: 2012 is when the nation embraced authoritarian powers with little more than a pause between rounds of drinks.<\/p>\r\n * Jonathan Turley is a professor of law at George Washington University.<\/p>\r\n
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\r\n Please download our latest newsletter:<\/span> http:\/\/www.immigrantsolidarity.org\/Newsletter\/Spring12.pdf<\/b><\/strong>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n Past NISN News Letters<\/p>\r\n Winter 2011 | Summer 2011 | Fall 2011 | November 2011 | Spring 2011 |<\/p>\r\n September - October 2009 | Spring 2010 | Fall 2010 | October-Novermber 10 <\/p>\r\n May - June 2009 | March - April 2009 | January - February 2009 | November - December 2008<\/p>\r\n <\/div><\/th>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <\/table>\r\n
\r\n Useful \r\n Immigrant Resources on Detention and Deportation<\/p>\r\n Face Sheet: Immigration Detention--Questions and Answers (Dec, 2008) by: http:\/\/www.thepoliticsofimmigration.org
\r\n <\/p>\r\n Thanks for GREAT works from Detention Watch Network (DWN) to compiled the following information, please visit DWN website: http:\/\/www.detentionwatchnetwork.org <\/p>\r\n Tracking \r\n ICE's Enforcement Agenda
\r\n Real \r\n Deal fact sheet on detention
\r\n Real \r\n Deal fact sheet on border <\/p>\r\n - From \r\n Raids to Deportation-A Community Resource Kit
\r\n - Know Your Rights in the Community (English, \r\n Spanish)
\r\n - Know \r\n Your Rights in Detention
\r\n - Pre-Raid \r\n Community Safety Plan
\r\n - Raids \r\n to Deportation Map
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\r\n Acerca de la Union Americana de Libertades Civiles<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n <\/table>\r\n <\/div>\r\n Immigrants and their supporters are participating in marches all over the country to protest proposed national legislation and to seek justice for immigrants. The materials available here provide important information about the rights and risks involved for anyone who is planning to participate in the ongoing marches.<\/p>\r\n If government agents question you, it is important to understand your rights. You should be careful in the way you speak when approached by the police, FBI, or INS. If you give answers, they can be used against you in a criminal, immigration, or civil case.<\/p>\r\n The ACLU's publications below provide effective and useful guidance in several languages for many situations. The brochures apprise you of your legal rights, recommend how to preserve those rights, and provide guidance on how to interact with officials.<\/p>\r\n IMMIGRATION
\r\n Know Your Rights When Encountering Law Enforcement
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\r\n ACLU of Massachusetts - Your Rights And Responsibilities If You Are Contacted By The Authorities English | Spanish | Chinese
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\r\n ACLU of Massachusetts - What to do if stopped and questioned about your immigration status on the street, the subway, or the bus
\r\n | Que hacer si Usted es interrogado en el tren o autobus acerca de su estatus inmigratorio<\/em>
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\r\n ACLU of South Carolina - How To Deal With A 287(g)
\r\n | Como Lidiar Con Una 287(g)<\/em>
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\r\n ACLU of Southern California - What to Do If Immigration Agents or Police Stop You While on Foot, in Your Car, or Come to Your Home
\r\n | Qué Hacer Si Agentes de Inmigración o la Policía lo Paran Mientras Va Caminando, lo Detienen en su Auto o Vienen a su Hogar<\/em>
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\r\n ACLU of Washington - Brochure for Iraqis: What to Do If the FBI or Police Contact You for Questioning English | Arabic
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\r\n ACLU of Washington - Your Rights at Checkpoints at Ferry Terminals
\r\n | Sus Derechos en Puestos de Control en las Terminales de Transbordadores<\/em> <\/p>\r\n LABOR \/ FREE SPEECH
\r\n Immigrant Protests - What Every Worker Should Know:
\r\n | Manifestaciones de los Inmigrantes - Lo Que Todo Trabajador Debe Saber<\/em> <\/p>\r\n PROTESTERS
\r\n ACLU of Florida Brochure - The Rights of Protesters
\r\n | Los Derechos de los Manifestantes<\/em> <\/p>\r\n STUDENTS
\r\n Washington State - Student Walkouts and Political Speech at School
\r\n | Huelgas Estudiantiles y Expresión Política en las Escuelas<\/em>
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\r\n California Students: Public School Walk-outs and Free Speech
\r\n | Estudiantes de California: Marchas o Huelgas y La Libertad de Expresión en las Escuelas Públicas<\/em> <\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/p>\r\n
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