January 29-31, 2010
El Paso, Texas
Camino Real Hotel

Los grupos que defienden los derechos de los inmigrantes en Estados Unidos multiplican acciones de cabildeo en el Congreso para pedir a los senadores que introduzcan modificaciones al proyecto de ley de reforma migratoria que resolvieron comenzar a debatir el lunes.

Algunas de estas agrupaciones organizaron este martes un evento en salas del Congreso para pedir cambios al proyecto, menos de 24 horas despu?de que el Senado abriera formalmente el debate sobre una iniciativa de ley que es producto de un acuerdo de democratas y republicanos, con apoyo de la Casa Blanca.

WHEREAS the “Minuteman Project” was a month-long series of events, including armed vigilante border patrols, designed by anti-immigration extremists to draw attention to the issue of illegal immigration, that began April 1, 2005 along the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona; and

WHEREAS the Minutemen have since expanded it’s movement to the U.S.-Mexico borders in California and New Mexico; and

WHEREAS the Minutemen serve no useful purpose by patrolling the U.S. border and Mexico, and pose a serious threat to the overall safety of U.S. citizens as well as, Latinos in the border community; and

WHEREAS the Minutemen Project encourages and incites hatred, violence, racism and discrimination in border States;

1. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the organizations represented by delegates of the 2007 National Latino Congreso formally denounce the Minutemen Project, and further declare their position that the Project promotes violence, hatred, racism and discrimination which are not representative traits of the honorable and just American society that has a rich legacy of immigration and inclusiveness.