[act-ma] 2/08 Rally to Demand Congress protect DACA and TPS, Friday as the voting deadline looms.
Charlie Welch
cwelch at tecschange.org
Thu Feb 8 06:43:10 PST 2018
*BOSTON MAY DAY COALITION HOLDS RALLY TO DEMAND NO CONTINUING RESOLUTION
IN CONGRESS WITHOUT PERMANENT RESIDENCE FOR IMMIGRANTS WITH DACA AND TPS!*
Thursday, Feb. 8th, 5:00 - 7PM Park Street T stop, Boston MA While the
politicians in Washington seek a bipartisan agreement on a Continuing
Resolution to fund the federal government, attacks on immigrants
continue to escalate. The Trump regime has attacked immigration on
nearly every front. Last September Trump declared an end to the Deferred
Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA). Consequently, 122 Dreamers
will lose their legal status every day. This January Trump added
Salvadorans to the list of immigrants who will lose Temporary Protective
Status (TPS). Furthermore, a pattern is emerging across the country of
ICE targeting immigration activists for deportation, like Massachusetts
resident Siham Byah. Over 1 million immigrants covered by DACA and TPS
now face deportation. We demand that any deal for a Continuing
Resolution be defeated if it does not include permanent residence for
all undocumented migrants without concessions to militarism and more
policing. Politicians in both major parties are complicit in a
generalized assault on our lives, rights, and living conditions.
Immigrants are scapegoats for a political consensus that perpetuates
endless wars abroad while slashing health care, education, privacy
rights, and the environment at home. Muslims, women, people of color,
LGBTQ folks, and all working people are under fire. The leading edge of
this assault is the criminalization and attacks on migrants. Millions of
youth and decent hard working people are under attack! The powers in
Washington have no solutions that benefit us as working people. Our only
choice is to build a fighting movement. Today’s rally is in solidarity
with the national #OurDream coalition that is coordinating actions
across the country. Enough is enough! An injury to one is an injury to
all! Join us. Demand an end to the deportations. Jobs, healthcare,
education, and human rights for all!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1611110795632689/
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