[Oe List ...] Undocumented immigrants

[KarenBueno at aol.com]

Thanks, Jack.  We have been working here in  Denver for the last hear and a 
half to begin a JFON clinic.  We plan  to hold our first clinic in May, 
2013.  I'm glad to hear that you are  acquainted with that program.
 
Karen Bueno
 
 
In a message dated 6/5/2012 6:56:07 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,  
ballardica at gmail.com writes:

Hi Jan.
 
The United Methodist Church  has been working for many years through the 
"Justice For Our Neighbors" (JFON)  program which provides free high quality 
legal aid to undocumented immigrants,  when possible, advocacy and education 
programs.  Here is the link to  their website: 
_www.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/work/immigration/jfon_ (http://www.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/work/immigration/jfon) .   
There should be plenty of information at this website for your  workshop.  I 
volunteer with JFON in the Baltimore-Washington  Conference.  If you have 
more questions after visiting the website don't  hesitate to contact me 
(_ballardica at gmail.com_ (mailto:ballardica at gmail.com) ).
    Good Luck,  Grace & Peace, Jack Ballard

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Subject: [Oe List ...] Undocumented  immigrants


What are you all thinking about undocumented  immigrants these days?  I 
have been given the opportunity to lead  15 minutes of a workshop on 
immigration for some 500 lay people of  Rocky Mountain United Methodist Annual 
Conference in Denver next week.   Many will be those in the ranks of "just send 'em 
all back"  persuasion.  Any pertinent points I should be sure to speak  
about?
 
Karen Bueno
 
Here's a new item:
 
June 5, 2012 - Press release
Undocumented Youth Risk Arrest in Denver to Demand  Executive Order at 
Obama Office

'Coming out' action in  Denver

DENVER – Undocumented immigrant youth  walking from San Francisco to 
Washington, D.C. will protest outside of the  Obama campaign office today on 9th 
Avenue. They will ask that his  administration stop the deportations of DREAM 
Act-eligible youth by signing  an executive order.

“With Deportations on the rise and Secure  Communities recently implemented 
in the state of Colorado, We cannot just  sit back and wait!” said Veronica 
Gomez, an undocumented student with  Campaign for an American Dream (CAD), 
which is walking across the country to  raise awareness about immigrant 
rights. “The immigrant community in Colorado  needs to know that we have a voice 
in this country, that we are not  criminals, and we deserve a pathway to 
legalization.”

CAD, along with  the group Colorado, Organize, Resist, Escalate (COORE) 
will deliver a letter  to the Obama Campaign office followed by a “Coming out 
of the  Shadows” rally where undocumented immigrants will publicly declare 
their  status.

“If they want the Latino vote in Colorado, they must show the  community 
what they are doing for us. We are asking them to stop the  deportation of all 
DREAM eligible youth!” said Javier Hernandez, an  undocumented immigrant 
living in Colorado and member of  COORE.

Despite the memo authored by Immigration and Customs  Enforcement Director 
John Morton explaining that ICE is supposed to focus  its resources on 
deporting criminals, DREAM-eligible youth are being put in  deportation 
proceedings nationwide. We need the strength of an executive  order to stop our 
deportations. 

###

CAD’s mission is to walk  across the nation from San Francisco to D.C 
creating dialogue around the  passage of the DREAM Act and fixing our broken 
immigration system with the  values of equality, unity, and diversity. CAD 
believe’s all people are  equal, all those who are oppressed should be united, 
and our daily lives and  the Campaign itself highlight diversity. 
http://thedreamwalk.org  




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