Thread: ELVIRA ARELLANO - LET'S COUNTERACT THIS REQUEST TO HELP HER

Urgent matter for CA & IL residents

We URGENTLY need your help. Elvira Arellano has brought attention to the crisis that exists in America today - one of forced family separation and one that no one can turn their back on. She has sacrificed so much for the love of her son and his pursuit of happiness, and his dreams that she believes can become a reality. Elvira has exemplified the need for family unity. We must stand behind efforts that embrace our U.S. Citizens and their parents. Decisionmakers and lawmakers both have a moral conscience for family unity and we are appealing to that conscience. Elvira believes in all that is good and right in America and hopes that the decisonmakers and lawmakers will understand the issue of family se paration as one of utter importance. Changing legislation to embrace family unity will be an example to our U.S. children that America stands by its moral values of justice and liberty for all.

This Mothers' Day benchmarked her refuge at the Adalberto Methodist Church in Chicago for almost 9 months. Elvira Arellano has a private bill introduced on her behalf by Congressman Luis Gutierrez (HR 1557). This bill would grant her permanent residency, if passed. Another private bill, sponsored by Congressman Bobby Rush (HR 2182) names Elvira and Illinois families would provide relief. Elvira boldly organized Illinois families facing similar situations throughout their campaign to uncover our country's crisis of policies that separate U.S. citizens from their parents.
Although both bills are requesting a grant for legal permanent residency for Elvira as well as others, they have no protection by way of a "Stay of Deportation" until the bill is marked up by the House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship under the Judiciary Committee headed by Congressman Conyers.

At this time, we are yet not concerned with bringing this bill to a vote by Congress; rather we are looking for protection and relief for Elvira, and the others through a "Stay of Deportation", in order for her to spend quality time in the U.S. with her with her son in an environment conclusive to rearing children (while the process of legal permanent residency) takes its course. If the bills advanced to the Immigration and Citizenship Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-California), Elvira and others would be protected from deportation.

Elvira has made a selfless sacrifice by bringing this crisis to the attention of the world, making her and her son vulnerable to public scrutiny and bias sentiment and yet she has served as an example to her son, with her message..."family must retain its integrity and stay fully in tact for the physical and psychological stability of our children who by all definition are American." She has organized campaign efforts, lobbying, and mobilizing to provide Congress and Senate with "actual" information through her own personal case in order for them to create a just law for comprehensive immigration reform. Now, we need your help to free them and continue to put forth the necessary efforts that will bring the best legalization bill for family unity. We can win at this time. We know there is no substitute for an "actual" account of a family who has lived through forced separation brought upon them by unjust laws. Elvira represents an "actual" family that has been torn apart and she wants to tell her story to decision makers in hopes that family unity will take precedent. Please help us free Elvira to do the work set before her while she pleads for humane treatment and families and for a reformed comprehensive bill that represents true democracy, freedom and justice for all.

Our understanding is as follows. Congressman Conyers has agreed to have this bill marked up and call for the report from I.C.E . but Congresswoman Lofgren has decided, like most Congressman, that they will not entertain any private bills until they deal with Comprehensive Immigration Reform as a whole. These families make the argument for Comprehensive Immigration Reform. When Rosa Parks made the bold sacrifice to stay seated and not move she defied laws that encourage segragation and racism. Rosa created an American Legacy for the Civil Rights Movement to bring national attention to the crisis of racism and laws that would segregate American people by race. Rosa had at her disposal an entire legal defense and all of the consciously progressive electoral representatives so that she could continue to work and be an American symbol of strength and what is morally conscious. Elvira and her son deserve the same opportunity to continue working with families who are separated by policies that are not in the best interest of families or America.

We believe residents of California, with little effort, can convince Congresswoman Lofgren to entertain the bill and allow for Elvira Arellano win or lose the freedom to fight to stay with her son and for all those she represents. Please see the sample attached letter for emailing and phone calls on Elvira's behalf. Please send us a copy of your email, and let us know if you also made a phone call.

Gracias y Siempre Adelante

Emma Lozano psf@somosunpueblo.com

Link to Honorable Lofgren's email: http://lofgren.house.gov/emailform.shtml

Honorable Zoe Lofgren, United States House of Representatives

District Office:

635 North 1st Street, Suite B

San Jose, CA. 05112

Tel. 408.271.8700

Fax 408.271.8713

Washington D.C. Office

102 Cannon HOB

Washington, D.C. 20515

Tel. 202.225.3072

Fax 202.225.3336

Please be so kind as to act on HR (1557) and HR (2182) in order to provide a "stay of deportation" for Elvira Arellano and the others to continue their work to tell their own compelling stories in order to make the case for Comprehensive Immigration Reform. We understand that Elvira and the others can receive a temporary "Stay of Deportation", if the Sub-Committee on Immigration that you chair, would mark up the bill and call for a report from I.C.E.. As you know Elvira Arellano has become the symbol of the movement for a just Comprehensive Immigration Reform and has sacrificed all for her son and those she represents. We believe that it is in the best interest of all if she is allowed to leave the church and lead the struggle for Comprehensive Immigration Reform. Please contact me with your respons e as soon as possible.

Would they be willing to change the law and stop anchor babies? Would they be willing to stop chain migration? Would they be willing to prohibit federal funding and contracts to companies, states and local governments and organizations that do not use basic pilot? Would they prohibit federal funds to agencies public or private that support "sanctuary" of illegal aliens? Any of these bills or resolutions should have those provisions attached.

If they insist on pushing this we have plenty to push also.

We believe that it is in the best interest of all if she is allowed to leave the church and lead the struggle for Comprehensive Immigration Reform.

What are you talking about? It will only be for best the interest of all if she leaves the church and go to where FELONS, illegal, legal immigrants and Citizens belong=JAIL.. before being deported.

Just like I said in an earlier post. She’s becoming the poster child for the Illegal aliens

'for the best'.. ...trembling with anger typo!

We need to have our members of Congress write the President and ICE demanding her arrest and deportation.

Done.

Phoned my Representative. The Staff person actually wrote and read back what I had to say.
HR1940 Will end anchor babies. Vote yes
HR 1557 HR 2182 Vote no to send Elvira packing.
HR1999 Hope Fund Bill Will transfer funds from HUD to LaRaza. 5 M this year, 10M each year after. Vote No
While you are on the phone with your Representative, suggest that NAFTA Super Highway has to die NOW.
Request that your Rep. not vote for any bill that has H-1B visas attached. You want all work visas cut in half now and all the programs phased out.

Good info, Shelvapreston. thanks

......We believe that it is in the best interest of all if she is allowed to leave the church and lead the struggle for Comprehensive Immigration Reform.........


Wow , the Communists are coming to lead the struggle .

I believe that in the best interests of all of us is to get this lady out of the country ASAP .

There are hundreds of thousands of legal residents who are waitning for many years to reunite with their families .

This Elvira's and her friend Emma's statement is the straight road to anarchy .
The Mexicans do not understand democracy . The only thing they understand is Socialism and the fight for it .
Since they cannot fight in their country with their own government - they come here and try to turn this country into a mess .

I hope this insanity will stop soon .