Students for Fair Consideration

Infant Deportation Case | Statesman.com

I found this article through Prerna’s delicious bookmarks. It is really helpful for finding news information releveant to our community. Just to reiterate what Prerna said before, check out her delicious bookmarks–very helpful!

Back to the article, it really is very unfortunate and tragic. Just as a background story, a woman’s child who was 1 year old was sent back to Mexico by the Border Police. To me, it seems like there is a line being crossed whenever families and children are taken away from each other. At that point, it becomes even extreme. Besides the documentation problem, an emotional dimension also arises. Beyond the papers and even the photo pictures attached to every file and document is a story, a dream, and a life–which become largely ignored from the process. What those who are not directly affected understand or realize, is that so much of our lives in America is now entrenched within this soil. We have formed lives and goals centered around being here. Friends, families, universities, careers–so much that could be left behind if we were forced to leave.

On a more personal note, I am still trudging through my first year/semester of college. My first midterms are coming up this week. I hope I do well. This last Thursday was the UC Walkout. The rally was so much more than I had imagined. I honestly felt like I was a part of a revolution–chills went through my spine. Their chants were so catchy and heartfelt. I seriously hope that the tuition costs do not increase and that the students and faculty get what they deserve.

Till next time.

Representative Jim McDemott introduced a private bill for Jorge Alonso-Chehade yesterday but a private bill introduced in the House has to go through committee to allow Alonso to stay in the country.

It is sad that DHS did not budge even with outpouring support for Alonso. Now his last chance at staying in the United States is a private bill from either Senator Murray or Senator Cantwell, both of whom have written a letter of support for Alonso.

Here is what you can do:

Call both Senator’s offices and encourage them to introduce a private bill on Jorge-Alonso Chehade’s behalf.

Senator Murray: 202.224.2621
Senator Cantwell: 202.224.3441

You can use SEIU’s click-to-call tool to contact Senators Cantwell and Murray:

http://call.seiu.org/9/call4alonso

Also tweet: Call Wash. US Senators! It is #dreamact student’s @jache0220 last hope! Click here for numbers http://bit.ly/HMIrk #immigration #p2

For every one student we save, thousands more face deportation. The intake forms at DreamActivist are flooding with more immigrant youth that need help. I may be biased but as an insider, I can testify that the handful of overworked, unpaid immigrant youth at DreamActivist – Undocumented Youth Action and Resource Network and their allies have done some of the best immigration rights work in recent times. You can all rise up and be part of this fight for our rights.