From Gabe Gonzalez, Reform Immigration FOR America
Last Friday, Governor Jan Brewer signed a law that legalizes racial profiling in Arizona. Police can stop anyone they “reasonably” suspect is an immigrant, and demand that they prove their citizenship on the spot or face arrest. Of course, that “reasonable” suspicion is anything but. The new law is based in hatred and fear, and it doesn’t belong in any state in America.
That’s why what’s happening this Saturday is so important. On May 1st, tens of thousands of people in dozens of cities will stand up for what’s right at rallies all across the country. We’re going to show our elected leaders that the only way to stop hateful laws like the one in Arizona from taking root elsewhere is comprehensive immigration reform on the national level. Our leaders have spoken for us; it’s past time that they stood up with us.
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Our broken immigration system hurts families and communities everywhere. Our leaders in Congress and the White House know that. But time and time again, they’ve pushed us to the back burner, leaving millions of people living in fear, and the events in Arizona serve to illustrate the cost of further delay. On May 1st, we’re going to show the world that we won’t wait any longer.
Thank you,
Gabe Gonzalez
Reform Immigration FOR America
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