Thread: Appeal for immigration reform opens Friday

Appeal for immigration reform opens Friday
By SUZANNE GAMBOA Associated Press
Feb. 26, 2009, 4:43PM

WASHINGTON — Latino lawmakers and advocates are taking a new approach to the push for changes in U.S. immigration policy, making a humanitarian appeal to Americans to support fellow citizens who have relatives living in fear of detention and deportation.

First up: community meetings at churches in 17 cities, with the first set for Friday in Providence, R.I.

“We are going to focus on families and put this in a biblical, moral perspective,â€

Here is the list of towns these meetings will take place

http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-147746.html

I think it would be more "biblical and moral" for potential emigres to save the money they would pay to a coyote, buy the tools of a trade and pool with others if necessary, and develop an enterprise in their home country. Isn't it foolish to risk life and limb going thousands of miles from home? The Latin American countries are not so poor that that wouldn't be feasible; it isn't like Africa where people live on a dollar a day and there is no market for anything higher-end. Latin America has a moderately developed economy, yet low enough prices to make capital investment possible.
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9th Inter-American Microenterprise Forum: Access to new markets and better services for the mayority. 13-15 september, 2006. Quito, Ecuador

The 2006 Inter-American Awards for Microenterprise Development

The title of this year’s Forum reflects the increasingly important issue of ensuring that micro and small enterprises have access to new markets for their products, whether local or international, and to better financial and enterprise development services to support their pursuit of valuable business opportunities and improved livelihoods.

The Microenterprise Forum 2006 will explore the issue of access to markets and services, as well as several other issues that are relevant and critical to the microenterprise sector, and numerous practitioners and experts in the field will present the latest developments, best practices and new methodologies. Also, the Forum offers excellent opportunities to meet and connect with colleagues in the field, and to network with other active agents in the microenterprise development sector. We look forward to seeing you in Quito in September.

About the event
Every year, more than 1000 practitioners from Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as other regions, meet at the Forum to discuss the latest developments in the microenterprise sector. The event provides participants with information through technical sessions that are grouped in 4 different categories: Microfinance; Enterprise Development; Business Environment and Social Entrepreneurship.