Fwd: Defend human rights against the anti-immigrant tide

[Rolland Nadjiwon]

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Subject: 	Defend human rights against the anti-immigrant tide
Date: 	Wed, 05 May 2010 09:56:58 -0700
From: 	Amnesty International USA <alerts at takeaction.amnestyusa.org>
To: 	Rolland Nadjiwon <mikinakn at shaw.ca>





Arizona's draconian new immigration law encourages racial discrimination 
and does nothing to fix our broken immigration system.
Stop the insanity! Fair and humane immigration reform won't happen 
unless we fight for it. 
<http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=grKKI0ONLlIQKaJ&s=chJLJZNFKcIOL1NGJrE&m=6pJDKQOsGaIKJ2I>
	

				
Dear Rolland,

Arizona's stringent new anti-immigrant law, SB1070, has whipped up a 
firestorm of controversy - with good reason.

*Arizona's law has the effect of legalizing racial profiling. *

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 *for any reason* 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.

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. 
*A "reasonable suspicion" cannot be formed without resorting to racial 
profiling.*

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.
	Dehumanizing and misguided 
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SB1070 usurps federal jurisdiction on immigration policy and sets a 
dangerous precedent other states are already looking to follow.

The absence of national immigration reform is no excuse to trample on 
human rights. Urge Congress to craft a fair and humane immigration 
policy that respects human rights. 
<http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=cdJCKONxEhKKK0L&s=chJLJZNFKcIOL1NGJrE&m=6pJDKQOsGaIKJ2I>

Amnesty has outlined core reform principles at this critical juncture in 
the immigration debate. Stand with us in championing them:

    * *Provide a formal process through which undocumented people can
      obtain legal status.* A legalization scheme can make a significant
      contribution towards protecting immigrants' rights, particularly
      in reducing labor exploitation and promoting social cohesion.
    * *Reform immigration policies that unnecessarily separate
      families.* 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.
    * *Fully guarantee immigrant workers' labor rights, including the
      right to join unions.*
    * *Focus on protecting the rights of immigrants most at risk* of
      human rights violations, including undocumented immigrants,
      immigrant women and immigrant children.
    * *Restore immigration enforcement responsibilities exclusively to
      federal authorities* and terminates unconstitutional state and
      local law enforcement programs and state laws purporting to
      enforce immigration standards.

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.

We must act swiftly to balance the scales of justice. Contact your 
Senators today 
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and urge them protect - not sacrifice - human rights as they work to fix 
our nation's broken immigration system.


In solidarity,

Lory and Sarah, and the rest of the Refugee and Migrant Rights team


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