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rolland nadjiwon
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<td>Defend human rights against the anti-immigrant tide</td>
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<td>Wed, 05 May 2010 09:56:58 -0700</td>
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<td>Amnesty International USA
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<td>Rolland Nadjiwon <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:mikinakn@shaw.ca"><mikinakn@shaw.ca></a></td>
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draconian new immigration law encourages racial discrimination and does
nothing to fix our broken immigration system.<br>
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Rolland,<br>
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Arizona's stringent new anti-immigrant law, SB1070, has whipped up a
firestorm of controversy - with good reason. <br>
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<strong>Arizona's law has the effect of legalizing racial
profiling. </strong><br>
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The draconian new law requires anyone who the police "reasonably
suspect" of being an "illegal immigrant" to produce papers proving they
are here legally. If <strong>for any reason</strong> you don't show
documentation, you'll be criminally prosecuted for the trespassing,
jailed and turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to
face deportation. <br>
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The Arizona law is an assault on the very notion of human rights. It
turns the state's Latinos and anyone else who fits a police officer's
idea of what an "illegal immigrant" looks like into criminal suspects. <strong>A
"reasonable suspicion" cannot be formed without resorting to racial
profiling.</strong><br>
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International law guarantees human rights to all without distinction of
race or color. It is all too easy to deny a person's human rights if
you consider them as less than human.</div>
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SB1070 usurps federal jurisdiction on immigration policy and sets a
dangerous precedent other states are already looking to follow. <br>
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The absence of national immigration reform is no excuse to trample on
human rights. <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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Congress to craft a fair and humane immigration policy that respects
human rights. </a><br>
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Amnesty has outlined core reform principles at this critical juncture
in the immigration debate. Stand with us in championing them:
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<li><strong>Provide a formal process through which
undocumented people can obtain legal status.</strong> A legalization
scheme can make a significant contribution towards protecting
immigrants' rights, particularly in reducing labor exploitation and
promoting social cohesion. </li>
<li><strong>Reform immigration policies that
unnecessarily separate families.</strong> Immigration judges should
have the authority to review all decisions to detain immigrants and the
discretion to stop deportation in the interest of family unity. To
ensure fairness, these decisions should be subject to federal court
review. </li>
<li><strong>Fully guarantee immigrant workers' labor
rights, including the right to join unions.</strong> </li>
<li><strong>Focus on protecting the rights of immigrants
most at risk</strong> of human rights violations, including
undocumented immigrants, immigrant women and immigrant children. </li>
<li><strong>Restore immigration enforcement
responsibilities exclusively to federal authorities</strong> and
terminates unconstitutional state and local law enforcement programs
and state laws purporting to enforce immigration standards. </li>
</ul>
Anti-immigrant forces are emboldened; they want other states to enact
similar legislation, and they're thirsty for an even bigger victory -
sweeping, get-tough federal enforcement legislation.<br>
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We must act swiftly to balance the scales of justice. <a
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your Senators today</a> and urge them protect - not sacrifice - human
rights as they work to fix our nation's broken immigration system. <br>
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In solidarity, <br>
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Lory and Sarah, and the rest of the Refugee and Migrant Rights team <br>
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