IMMIGRATION REFORM 2010

With the new year approaching us, in a matter of hours, we are all hoping for a year of change... of opportunities... of growth... While in the political world of the United States, it awaits a long battle with immigration reform. It is now the time to help the families, students and individuals who have been a major contributing factor to this country and society. They add to the diversity that the U.S. lacks, and they provide an insight into what the American Dream is. While many of us don't know what to do, there are various websites and organizations that have been working year round. Many of which, would be glad to inform you on the task. Our representatives, senators, leaders, etc., who have decided to put their names and hands on the various bills filed and to be filed need our support and back-up. I wish everyone a happy and safe new year, and let it be our year of CHANGE. 

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ACT NOW - Support Congressman Gutierrez's Bill

Today, Congressman Luis Gutierrez and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus introduced their immigration reform bill, aptly titled the "CIR ASAP Act." It's the first bill in the 111th' Congress to provide a comprehensive plan, and clearly lays out many of the realistic solutions that we have been pushing for.

Your work has gotten us this far, and Congressman Gutierrez has kept to his commitment. Now it's time for Congress to step up. Tell Congress to support the CIR ASAP Act.

     This is a crucial moment for our movement. We must now come together and show why these reforms cannot wait.

     The CIR ASAP Act already has over seventy co-sponsors in Congress, but it's going to take all of us working together to make comprehensive immigration reform the law.

Tell your Members of Congress to support immigration reform.

     This fight isn't about abstract policies or processes. It's about hard-working people who want a fair working environment. It's about families, separated by a bureaucratic system that doesn't work. It's about fixing our broken system and doing what's right.

Thank you for your support,
Rich Stolz
Reform Immigration FOR America

P.S. - Do you have what it takes to be a leader? Are you interested in organizing in your community? Do you want to help fix our nation's broken immigration system? If so, join us in Los Angeles for a Movement Building Training For Immigration Reform.

OPINION: THINGS THAT MAKE ME WANT TO POP!

There are certain things that make me angry... I once wrote that you can only shake a can of soda for so long before it pops. This morning, while in the car with my sister, I was on my way to school listening to the radio. And to my surprise, they were talking about the issue of immigration. The audience was asked to call in and voice their opinions. 
     This is where it gets interesting. So, a Spanish speaking woman, a U.S. citizen, who is most than likely of Mexican descent, began to voice her racist and prejudice generalizations against immigrants. She was angry because all the immigrants took away the possible jobs that she could have had. She was angry because the "illegal aliens" come and took a job that pays them $5.00 an hour; when she can be having that same exact job and because she is a citizen, she should be getting paid $13.00 an hour. From what I've seen, citizens aren't in the strawberry fields killing their backs and putting up with the heat. 
     She said that all the "illegal aliens" are dependent on welfare and are stealing the tax payer’s money. In fact, the government designates who that money goes to. And by law, American children should have every right to that money. It is sad to see that in today’s society, people of your own or similar ethnic background can have such mentalities and views. It is embarrassing to point out this lady had a heavy accent, and her English wasn't perfect. She doesn’t have a job because she is probably a fat lazy b**** who can't seem to get her ass up and find a job. And most than likely, with that accent, she is a first generation American, and her parents are and came to this country illegally.
THINGS THAT MAKE ME ANGRY...

IT IS NOW THE TIME!

PUSHING IMMIGRATION REFORM BEYOND THE HALT.

In El Paso Texas, law enforcement and national security officials met this past Tuesday and discussed the immediate need for the U.S. to refocus its current approach on immigration. They said that the U.S. government needs to start focusing on a way to stop the entering of more immigrants in the country and quickly fix the current system by providing a reform law to legalize the current undocumented population.

In today’s current population, an estimated 12 million undocumented people live in the United States. The panel discussed the importance of ending the target on all undocumented individuals, and removing those who are actual violent criminals.