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VAMOS UNIDOS PUSHES FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM AT RALLIES IN NEW YORK CITY

 

VAMOS Unidos and allies helped organized two rallies in which a message of just immigration reform was the main message of members. VAMOS Unidos is part of a local alliance of groups, Immigrant Communities in Action (ICA), pressing for just immigration reform.


The first rally was held at the Iglesia La Synagoga on E125th Street in Harlem on January 10, 2009. Over 1,000 people gathered at this rally. Members of VAMOS Unidos took the podium to express the critical need for an amnesty.


VAMOS Unidos’s points are the following:

  1. 1.No Militarization of the Border

  2. 2.No to the Wall

  3. 3.Stop the deportations, detentions and raids

  4. 4.No to police becoming ICE agents

  5. 5.YES TO AMNESTY FOR ALL IMMIGRANTS!


ICA organizations have been meeting with congressmen in New York to explain the negative impact of passing legislation that exchanges legalization for increased criminalization of migrants and militarization of the US/Mexico border.


Militarization of the Border will lead to thousands of more deaths as families are pushed to cross the US/Mexico deep through the desert in Arizona and other dangerous areas. It is estimated that only 1 out of 10 dead migrants are found in the desert before their bodies are consumed and lost to the desert. Approximately 5,000 bodies have been found since 1994 in the US/Mexico border, thus totaling an approximate 50,000 deaths as a result of the border wall and militarization of the border. These are mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, brothers and sisters that have died in their journey to find a better life for themselves and their families. May they rest in peace as we continue fighting for the fair treatment of all people.

VAMOS Unidos member explains importance of unity and action at a ICA meeting in Queens, NY prior to rallies.

VAMOS Unidos member speaks at rally, bringing the voice of the community.

Miguelito sits on his mother’s shoulder clapping and cheering for just immigration reform. He yet does not fully understand as to why people would criminalize, jail, and allow people to die in their quest for a better life. Our hope lies in our youth, such as Miguelito, as they grow up to be the next generation of community organizers and community leaders that will continue the fight for the rights, respect, and dignity of all.