For Immediate Release
September 3, 2017
Mexican American National Independent Voter Group: Ending DACA A Moral Catastrophe As Americans Face Another Probable War
Phoenix, AZ -- SOMOS INDEPENDENTS is a national organization led by Mexican American women who are independent registered voters encouraging voting in our National and local elections. We are key swing voters and leaders who are calling for Senator John McCain to support the 2017 DREAM Act. We know McCain would prefer to support the "whole enchilada" regarding Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR), however, we ask him to reconsider a piece-meal approach because desperate times call for desperate measures. We hope Senator McCain will consider supporting Senator Lindsey Graham’s and Sen. Dick Durbin's Dream Act Bill.
It doesn't help when Americans know we are on the brink of nuclear war with North Korea and the billions it will cost in another new impending war, and it makes no sense to divide this Nation more than it is now while spending billions more to end DACA. According to the Washington Post: "....ending DACA and moving toward deportation of approved applicants would run up a bill of over $8.5 billion. That’s enough to fund the National Endowment for the Arts (which Trump’s budget proposed eliminating) for 56 years. "
Today, Defense Secretary James Mattis warned of a "massive military response" if North Korea threatens an attack against the United States, after the rogue nation said it completed the test of a hydrogen bomb, according to POLITICO. The goal of the United States ought to be creating strategic allies – not showing other Nations in the globe how inhumane the current administration can be. Our priorities from the Twitter-in-Chief has taken Americans off balance and now Americans fear nuclear war and a nuke arms race.
Shirl Mora James -- co-founder of Somos Independents and a Civil Rights and Immigration Lawyer states:
"Clearly the only solution to Trump’s attack on the DACA recipients/DREAMERS must come from our Congress. We must start working hand in hand with our federal representatives and U.S. Senators to pass an immigration reform bill to provide a path forward to citizenship for the DACA recipients/DREAMERS."
Ryan Trabuco – San Diego, California organizer states:
As a first-generation American, I grew up in suburban Houston with many dreamers. So many of my friends -- who once could only dream about being successful -- have been able to earn degrees, start businesses, create jobs, run for public office, and offer help and assistance to their families. DACA has absolutely helped them achieve the American dream. Donald Trump, however, has banned Americans from our airports because of their religion, he’s banned soldiers for serving in our armed services because of their sexuality, and now he wants to end the American dream for millions because of who they are and where they come from. I absolutely support DACA, and stand with millions of dreamers who fight for the American dream every day.
Earlier this year in January, we sounded the alarm to brace the undocumented community of Trump's Mass Deportation Plan intentions, but our message to DACA / DREAMer recipients today are clear:
Stay put. Do not ready yourselves to self deport as the anti-immigrant hardliners would want you to be. You pay taxes and are a contributor, but unfortunately you are here right now without representation. Please wait it out.
Our message to those who have DREAMer / DACA friends or family:
Be observant to their needs. Know your local suicide hotlines as hope may fade away or weigh on the DREAMer’s minds. Be there for them. Show them love and compassion as their futures seem uncertain and shaken.
Above: Joaquin Luna Jr. committed suicide and has become one of the poster children for the DREAM Act because he wanted to be an American Citizen. He wanted to work hard and contribute to this Nation. He wanted pay taxes and work hard. More importantly, after the United States was attacked on 9-11 -- Joaquin Luna Jr. wanted to enlist to help defend our Nation.
We have always been for reasonable legal immigration reform. One thing we will not stand for is for someone like Abraham Paulos believing he speaks for the majority of the hurting community. Indeed the largest community being hurt are those of Mexican descent as most of those deported are Mexicans. That said, we have our very own Carlos Galindo who is a Mexican immigrant -- now American voting citizen setting the record straight as he exposes those who have no idea how they harm immigration reform.
Several of us DO NOT want immigrant felons in our nation. We cannot risk those who kept their noses clean and who did not commit felony crimes, and we do not agree with Abraham Paulos' ideas. His "welcome the felons" affects those of Mexican descent, and our indigenous brothers and sisters from El Salvador to Uruguay and/or those who do not benefit from Cuban amnesty.
President Barack Obama has used his executive order authority that affects AMERICAN BORN children and their families .... he did what he could and if these #TeaDREAMers and Abraham Paulos feel so strongly about immigrants who have felony records ... then perhaps they should go and beg the GOP for felony forgiveness because they are barking up the wrong tree with Democrats to this regard. The rest of us will support REASONABLE immigration policies.
If you want to know the pulse of immigration, we implore you to tune in to the Carlos Galindo show via http://tunein.com/radio/La-Mejor-FM-1400-s2978/
From the Carlos Galindo show:
Carlos Galindo is the host of The Carlos Galindo Show also known as Straight Talk/Hablando Claro Show. The only linguistic code switching political talk show of its kind in the nation. Carlos Galindo is an Immigrant from Mexico who worked the agricultural fields of California with his family before laying roots in the Imperial Valley. Carlos regularly attended Cesar Chavez rallies as a child, and he and his family participated in the Southern California grape strikes. Carlos was one of a handful of children utilized to desegregate all white schools in an affluent all white community in Southern California. Amongst many activist actions performed as an adult, Carlos led a continuous protest of 56 days against unjust laws at the Arizona State Capitol.
