Immigrants' Rights Group Opposes Immigration Bill

By Jeralyn, Section Civil Liberties
Posted on Thu Jun 07, 2007 at 04:40:13 PM EST
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The NNIRR (National Network for Immigrant & Refugee Rights (NNIR) today asks people to urge their senators to defeat the Senate's proposed immigration bill, S.1348, the THE BORDER SECURITY AND IMMIGRATION REFORM ACT OF 2007. I received this from the group by e-mail:

Tell the Senators that we want fair and just immigration reform that provides real legalization, expands opportunities for legal residency and family reunification; ensures labor rights for all; and respects civil liberties and due process. We oppose a new guest worker program, border militarization and the undermining of civil liberties.

You can call 1-202-224-3121 and ask for your senators or contact them online.

I agree. I don't think this bill can be fixed. Not enough carrot, too much stick.

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For the spanish readers among you and Tom Tancredo:

Dígale a sus Senadores que exgimos una reforma migratoria justa y equitativa que provee una legalización verdadera, que expanda las oportunidades para la residencia permanente y la reunificación familiar; que asegure derechos laborales para todas y todos; y respete las libertades civiles y los procesos constitucionales. Nos oponemos a un nuevo programa de braceros (trabajadores huéspedes) y el socavar de las libertades civiles.

Check out this summary of the bill's proposals and shortcomings.

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Now, for everyone (none / 0) (#1)
by LonewackoDotCom on Thu Jun 07, 2007 at 06:56:09 PM EST

Here's some background on the NNIR. I note that at least one of their board members - Derechos Humanos is collaborating with the Mexican government. Another board member (María Jiménez) appears to have been with the American Friends Service Committee, a group that's indirectly linked to that same government.

Regarding that blogad on the right (from cirnow.org, another group), one of the member group is headed by someone linked to the Mexican government, and another member group has allegedly collaborated with that government.

Anyone starting to sense a trend here?

The bill is dead (none / 0) (#2)
by MikeDitto on Thu Jun 07, 2007 at 08:11:51 PM EST

It's in the middle of the second cloture vote for the day. Voting is still open, but there are already well over 40 votes against cloture.

Reid has said if it didn't pass cloture it is dead for the year.

The bill is dead. Good riddance. Good legislators on both the pro-immigrant and white sheet sides should know that they should never amend a bad bill. Bad bills are for killing, not for amending. Why they don't seem to get that this time around I don't know. I guess because they see more value in demagoguery on this issue than sound policy.

Or not (none / 0) (#3)
by MikeDitto on Thu Jun 07, 2007 at 08:18:30 PM EST

Reid says he may allow it back on the floor in the next few weeks if McConnell agrees to limit amendments.

Good riddance to the bill (none / 0) (#4)
by janinsanfran on Thu Jun 07, 2007 at 08:27:19 PM EST

NNIR is an organization that has managed over many years to incorporate representatives of grassroots immigrant groups in a broad coalition. That's not the kind of people or the sort of organization that get funded much, but they keep on being a very authentic, close to the ground voice for many communities.

Jeez, they're opposed to slave labor, too. (none / 0) (#5)
by dkmich on Thu Jun 07, 2007 at 10:43:54 PM EST

I so agree with that position. The guest worker provision of this bill is anti humanitarian. It creates slave laborers without any medical access or labor rights. This bill sucks and deserves to die. I hope everybody writes and tell the Dems where to put it.

Good riddance. (none / 0) (#6)
by fafnir on Fri Jun 08, 2007 at 06:56:55 AM EST

The Democrats' biggest mistake was to huddle with Bush, corporate Republicans, and open-border advocacy groups in secrecy to fashion an unworkable, comprehensive replacement for a system that is not broken. What is broken, however, is the federal government's will to enforce current law against illegal employers who hire illegal workers. The absence of transparency and open participation fueled early opposition to the Bush-Kennedy, pro-amnesty, cheap labor trap bill, and its rightful demise.