CAUSA would like to invite you to join the students of Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan and others from around the state to hold Congressman Peter DeFazio accountable to prioritize Safe, Humane and Fair Immigration Reform this Friday in Eugene.
LOCAL GROUPS SUPPORT EUGENE RALLY FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM
What: Eugene Rally for Comprehensive Immigration Reform and Immigrant Rights
When: 2:30 pm, Friday, March 20th, 2009
Where: Peter DeFazio's Office -- 405 E. 8th Street, Eugene Courthouse steps
Who: Organized by the students of MEChA, both the University of Oregon chapter and chapters from across the Nation, as well as CAUSA, Oregon's immigrant rights coalition, with the help and support of various UO Departments, PCUN, and Eugene community organizations. The expected turn-out is 500 minimum.
Why: Immigrants and Allies will gather at DeFazio's office to demand his support and prioritization of safe and fair immigration legislation. Because the majority of rally attendees will be students, there is also a demand for DeFazio's support of the Federal DREAM Act that would open the doors of higher education to immigrant students and students of immigrant parents.
Members of MEChA, local human rights organizations and Eugene residents and families of all walks of life are rallying to demand that immigration reform is just and humane in that it:
1 - Provides a path to permanent resident status and citizenship for all members of our communities
2 - Reunites families and reduces immigration backlogs
3 - Provides opportunities for safe future migration and maintains worker protections
4 - Includes provisions for full labor rights in all worker visa programs (such as the right to organize and independent enforcement rights), and a path to permanent residence and citizenship
5 - Respects the safety and security of all in immigration law enforcement
6 - Recognizes immigrants' full humanity and eliminate barriers to full participation - immigrants are more than just workers, they are our neighbors, family members, students, members of society, tax payers, and essential to the future of the U.S. They should have opportunities to learn English, naturalize, lead prosperous lives, engage in cultural expression, and receive equitable access to needed services and higher education.
7 - Restores fundamental civil rights of immigrants
8 - Protects the rights of refugees and asylees
9 - Provides economic justice that doesn't pit immigrants against native-born workers in a labor market under stress from general economic insecurity
10- Doesn't target immigrants to criminalize them
11 - Restores the number of refugees that enter the US to pre-9/11 levels
This event is in thanks to CAUSA, The ASUO Multicultural Center and many individuals who contributed their time and resources. For more information or to contact us about your accessibility needs contact MEChA at 541.346.3508 or mecha@uoregon.edu
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