Immigrant Stories: How did you come to US?

bellacostarica:

3/12/12

Today in my Latin American Studies class we watched a video called, “De Nadie” which was about immigration. Being from California, I always new immigration was a pretty lofty issue but I never really knew much about it. I never actually cared really, cared enough to educate myself…

URGENT: Nora was stopped by the police for a broken tail light and is now sitting at Cobb County Jail in Georgia. Instead of releasing her, ICE placed an immigration hold on her and she could be transferred to detention at any moment.

TAKE ACTION - MAKE A CALL:

Call ICE - John Morton @ 202.732.3000

Sample Script: “Hi, I was calling to ask that ICE lift its immigration hold on DREAM Act student Nora Nelly Silva (Inmate# 000917218) and release her from Cobb County Jail in Georgia. Nora has been living in the United States since she was 4 years old. She graduated from high school in 2011 and is DREAM Act eligible. Release Nora from jail and lift her ICE hold.”

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verolution:

Pitbull is lending his voice – literally – to a good cause.

The Cuban rapper is just one of 35 artists who is donating their music to the non-partisan organization Voto Latino in an effort to help encourage Latinos to vote in the election, the organization announced today.

Voto…

numol:

posting this again. 

please sign & call if you can, and please pass this around:

TAKE ACTION - MAKE A CALL:

Call ICE - John Morton @ 202.732.3000

Sample Script: ”Hi, I was calling to ask that the deportation of Jesus Torres Salayandia (A# 098-724-633) be stopped. Jesus came to the U.S. when he was 6 years old. He is a college student who has dreams of starting his own business. Jesus is an active member of his community and church. President Obama said undocumented youth were not a priority for deportation. Please don’t deport Jesus.”

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The Petition

To ICE Officer Kenneth Carlson, Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, John Morton; and Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano:

We, the undersigned, write to request that you take immediate action to stop the deportation of Jesus Torres Salayandia (A# 098-724-633) from Belton, Missouri.

In 2010, Jesus was stopped for a traffic violation, and despite having no criminal record, he was detained and turned over to ICE. On March 8 of this year, Jesus appeared before an immigration judge where his attorney asked for Prosecutorial Discretion and was denied. Additionally, ICE agents were waiting outside and immediately detained him. He was recently released from jail but still faces deportation.

When Jesus was 14 years old, ICE placed him into deportation proceedings and forced him to depart voluntarily. Seeing as he had no support system in Mexico and his entire family was in Missouri, Jesus came back to the United States, graduated from high school, and began his college education.

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