Thread: Wkgn: Illegal Immig. activists pitch 'be prepared' new motto

Note how the word "Illegal" was left off as the lead word in the title of this article. The MSM whitewash at it again.
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Immigration activists pitch 'be prepared' as new motto

By Tara Malone | Daily Herald Staff
Published: 9/14/2007 12:31 AMSend To:
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=37705&src=5

Two months after Waukegan leaders opted to train local officers in immigration enforcement, community leaders Thursday outlined plans for training of a different sort.

They will coach immigrants -- legal or not -- on exercising due process, hiring an attorney and creating childcare plans in the event of a parent's deportation.

Confronted with heightened enforcement and weakened odds of federal reform, organizers contend immigrants and immigrant communities as a whole must be prepared.

"It's about building a safety net," Jacqueline Herrera-Giron of the Instituto del Progresso Latino said during a news conference in Chicago.

Waukegan's Holy Family Church hosts Wednesday the first of seven seminars that will run through December. Six dozen people already have signed up. Carpentersville also falls in the lineup charted by the newly launched Immigrant Defense Committee. The three-day training will cover everything from rules of the road to immigration law.

Due process is a legal guarantee; on that point proponents of stricter enforcement agree. But undocumented immigrants can claim little other legal protection, said Dave Gorak with the Midwest Coalition to Reduce Immigration.

"This is just another attempt to circumvent our laws," Gorak said.

Illegal immigration has ignited controversy across the suburbs.

Carpentersville and Waukegan were the first towns in Illinois that opted to train, equip and deputize beat cops in immigration enforcement. And 21 of 58 immigrants rounded up in the region's largest-ever sting that targeted foreign gang members last month lived in the two towns.

"Whatever the cause, it has triggered fear and concern," said Carmen Patlan of Holy Family Church. "A lot of people feel they have nothing they can do. But they can prepare."

A security push targeting undocumented immigrants and companies who knowingly hire them came after comprehensive reform languished in Congress.

In the past nine months, federal authorities deported 5,056 undocumented immigrants from Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky and Missouri. Nationwide, 149,376 deportations occurred during that time.

Immigrants facing deportation receive a list of attorneys and foreign consulate contacts, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman Gail Montenegro said.

"We afford everybody due process," she said. "Everything (officers) do is in accordance with immigration laws and legally accepted procedures."

Will the Treachery ever cease!

I'll ahhh, post this on our town site and let the local radio know about this. Hopefully someone else can go and check it out. Blessusa attended the prayer vigil for the 'victims' of the recent ICE raid in Waukegan.

"Whatever the cause, it has triggered fear and concern," said Carmen Patlan of Holy Family Church. "A lot of people feel they have nothing they can do. But they can prepare."

What??? Nothing they can do?? The 'they can prepare' statement is almost like a threat.

"Whatever the cause, it has triggered fear and concern," said Carmen Patlan of Holy Family Church. "A lot of people feel they have nothing they can do. But they can prepare."

Then prepare them to leave when they get caught by ICE. That's the only preparation they need.

Federal,State and Local government officials need to step up to the plate and make announcements:

If You Are Here Illegally You Are Hereby Ordered To Leave The United States As You Are Breaking Sec. 8 of Our Federal Immigration Law And You Will Be Arrested And Deported If Caught.

You Have Been Warned And There Will Be No Acceptions.If You Choose Not To Heed Our Warning You Have No One But Yourself To Blame If Caught.

I think this would cause many to flee and those who do not cannot complain since a verbal warning was given.I think this would stop a lot of law suits also.