The twelve year old daughter of an undocumented worker speaks at the ‘Families Belong Together’ rally in Washington, D.C. to protest the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy. [Read more…]
Photo Galleries: Families Belong Together Marches in San Diego and Around the Nation
While President Trump played golf on Saturday, people gathered for events protesting his immigration policies in 780 events nationwide, covering all 50 states and 85% of the congressional districts in the county.
Counts included 35,000 in Washington DC, over 60,000 in Chicago, 30,000 in New York and San Francisco, and 55,000 in Los Angeles.
The downtown San Diego rally, starting at Waterfront Park had roughly 4,000 people show up. Over 300 came to make their voices heard in deep red Temecula. [Read more…]
Travel Ban Ruling by the Supreme Court Gets a Passionate Response in San Diego
This week the Supreme Court was asked to stand up for the rights of the vulnerable against the biases of the powerful — and failed, not once, but three times. Conservatives on the bench prevailed each time, ruling against Muslims, women, and public sector workers.
In Washington DC, San Diego, and cities around the country opponents of the administration’s travel ban took to the streets to express their disapproval of the ruling in Trump v. Hawaii. Comparisons with earlier wrongful rulings, like the Dredd Scott case upholding slavery were made in speeches and rallies, mostly near Federal buildings.
The mood at the demonstration in downtown San Diego was one of profound sadness and determination. It was, in many ways, more powerful than much bigger protests I’ve attended in past decades. [Read more…]
Immigration and Family Separation: 9 Facts vs. Fiction
By Michelle Martin, PhD Cal State Fullerton / Reposted from Facebook
Have you heard that children were separated from their parents under Obama & Clinton? Then, you need a little Facts vs Myths lesson. Michelle Martin, PhD Cal State Fullerton summed up the most important FACTS:
There is so much misinformation out there about the Trump administration’s new “zero tolerance” policy that requires criminal prosecution, which then warrants the separating of parents and children at the border. Before responding to a post defending this policy, please do your research…As a professor at a local Cal State, I research and write about these issues, so here, I’ll make it easier for you:
Myth: This is not a new policy and was practiced under Obama and Clinton. – FALSE.
The policy to separate parents and children is new and was instituted on April 6, 2018. It was the brainchild of John Kelly and Stephen Miller to serve as a deterrent for undocumented immigration, approved by Trump, and adopted by Sessions. Prior administrations detained migrant families, but didn’t have a practice of forcibly separating parents from their children unless the adults were deemed unfit. [Read more…]
San Diego Needs a Citizen Commission on Refugee and Immigrant Affairs
By Rebecca Paida
The saying goes, if you are not at the table, you are on the menu! This statement suggests that advocacy by supporters is essential but that lived experiences also matter. If people with first-hand experiences of a particular phenomenon are not part of decision making processes, then they will likely get left out. For many underrepresented and under-served populations, including refugees and immigrants in the San Diego region, this is a reality that they must confront. While some residents actively participate in civic discourse at the community level, that is the extent of their contributions. This is in part because they have little or no opportunities to affect policies at the City level and beyond, due to a lack of inclusion.
Day of Action – #StandWithMuslims in San Diego – Protest on Supreme Court Travel Ban Ruling
Today! Tuesday 6/26 @ 7:30 pm * U.S. Courthouse 880 Front Street, Downtown
This morning, the Supreme Court issued its decision to uphold the Trump v. Hawai’i Muslim Ban case.
From the Facebook call to action:
It is crucial that San Diego makes a public, strong and visible presence like our sisters and brothers will be doing across the country who care about Muslim, Immigrant and Refugee communities and oppose Trump’s White Nationalist agenda. the Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans – PANA, CAIR San Diego and Pillars of the Community are coalition partners of the #NoMuslimBanEver campaign and are calling for a national day of action. [Read more…]
Fear Mongering 101: MS-13 as the New ISIS
Are you afraid yet? The Central American gang known as La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, is everywhere in the news. They have officially replaced Al Qaeda and ISIS as the new poster children for why Americans need to live in fear.
Lately, I’ve seen what I thought were otherwise sane people mouthing government gibberish in social media about this group.
Don’t get me wrong. This gang and gangs, in general, are not nice people. They commit crimes to support their activities and are capable of extreme violence. But the narrative of MS-13 as a reason for more border security or immigrant roundups is severely lacking in substance. [Read more…]
The Civility Distraction: Sorry, We Can’t All Be Friends, Right Now.
There’s rampant pearl-clutching and whataboutism in punditland currently, stemming from incidents where public officials have been rebuked by private citizens.
Engaging in that particular debate is a waste of time. We’re past that point in our national discourse.
Our fearless leader is openly proposing ending the rule of law. For asylum seekers. (For now) No judges, no juries. Just some guys with badges administering ‘justice’ to people regularly characterized as less than human who have fled injustice at great personal cost. [Read more…]
Simply for the Children’s Sake
I was singing the blues
until I heard the news
that children
being torn from the
arms of their parents
was coming to an end,
if but for a minute,
a breather
from evil being played
out in my face,
beautiful innocent
brown skinned children,
screaming “Mami! Papi!”
as Mami and Papi
are pulled one way,
and they, another way, [Read more…]
Text of Senator Kamala Harris’ Speech Outside Core Civic Otay Mesa Detention Center
Following is a speech given by U.S. Senator Kamala Harris on Friday.
So let’s shout for the children and families. Let’s shout for them. So, first of all, I want to thank everyone for coming out and for all the work that everyone has been doing to give voice to these families, to these children, and to this issue.
I was just in there, I got a tour of that detention facility and then I sat down and spoke for some time and visited with the mothers who are there. And my heart is broken. These mothers, these mothers have given testimony, if you will, have given the stories, have shared their stories, their personal stories that are a story of a human rights abuse being committed by the United States government.
And we are so much better than this and what we have got to do is fight against this. This is contrary to all of the principles that we hold dear and that give us a sense of who we are when we are proud to be Americans, but we have no reason to be proud of this. We have no reason to be proud of this.
This is a situation where the United States government and this administration brought upon itself and the reputation of the American public, brought upon us, without a request, shame. Shame.
Otay Mesa Detention Center – Chant and Response: “We are with you. We hear you. We will not forget you.”
“Estamos contigos. Les oyemos. No les olvidamos.”
By Kathy Stadler
With so many events taking place around the immigration travesty, it seems one may have gone under-noticed. During the PICO California statewide day of action today, it was clear that the people being detained at the Otay Mesa Detention Center, could hear the protesters outside and tried to make contact – shouting and drumming.
PICO California, “the largest multi-racial faith-based community-organizing network in the state” organized a statewide weekend of action that began on Friday evening at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church. Faith leaders, PICO volunteers, and others came from across the state (including but not limited to Redondo Beach, Santa Ana, San Francisco, Bakersfield, and Fresno) for the Let Our Children Go action.
Friday evening included a vigil, interfaith service, and a training in non-violent civil disobedience. Many folks spent the night at the church and started organizing early Saturday for the action at the Otay Mesa Detention Center. Posters and noisemakers were made, blessings were written to send to people inside the Center, peacekeeping was organized, more tactics of non-violent civil disobedience were taught. Just after noon, hundreds headed to the Detention Center. [Read more…]
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