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This morning I offered my comments in response to Rep. Chris Cannon’s press release on the immigration issue. One comment I made was that if capital can freely travel, people out to be able to also.
This afternoon I received the article below in my email box and thought it was timely, so I’ve reprinted it here.
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Women of Color in the Global Women’s Strike and the Global Women’s Strike participated in actions in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Philadelphia and circulated this statement.
FOR MAY 1, 2006, “A DAY WITHOUT AN IMMIGRANT.”
WOMEN SAY “CAPITAL TRAVELS FREELY – WHY NOT PEOPLE!”
A massive movement of grassroots women and men, workers and students, on the streets in the US is demanding that their work be counted and that this be reflected in what they are entitled to: immediate amnesty for all immigrants, no to criminalization, an end to militarization and fences along the US/Mexico border, no increased enforcement, no separation of families, an end to racism, and no to HR 4437 (the Sensenbrenner/King bill). On March 25th 2006, more than one million women, men and children filled the streets of downtown Los Angeles, 500,000 marched in Bush’s home state of Texas, and millions more participated in protests across both urban and rural US, North and South.
This massive and growing movement has shocked elected officials, who are now scrambling to find a way to achieve their goals. The House of Representatives had passed HR4437, and this initially sparked the protests. Since then the Senate has put forward legislation that, while appearing to meet the movement’s demands, is just as punitive, sexist and racist.
The Kennedy McCain Bill, no Solution
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Things seem to be going very well with Greg’s move to Maryland. All his belongings arrived o.k. about a week after he got there. He has secured a manager’s job with Taco Bell in Frederick where he is living and will be making about $10,000 more salary than he did here – with benefits. Of course the cost of living is higher there than here, but it’s still good for someone who doesn’t have a high school diploma.
He’s been looking for an apartment – one that must allow dogs – to no avail. Seems every place he has contacted has none available, so he’s still got that loose end to tie up.
He is still negotiating with Carmen what to do about the baby situation. There is talk of her going there for a visit in June. We’ll see. I called her last night and she said she was doing well except for the nausea and fatigue – both normal for the first trimester.
Legendary Folk Musician and Storyteller Pete Seeger turns 87 today. Seeger has for decades entertained and educated audiencs of all ages with his messages of social justice.
Bruce Springsteen has assembled a group of 18 diverse musicians to record “We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions”.
Links to information on Pete Seeger
Protest Songs are making a resurgence, according to The Nation
Listen to Neil Young’s Living With War
Neil Young’s Songs of Impeachment (alternet article)
Listen to Tuberaider’s Pink “Dear Mr. President”
It’s true. I didn’t believe it at first when I heard, but it’s true.
All you folks who religiously use MySpace (and I know many of you!) take note:
News Corp. buys stake in online job site
Internet heading News priorities for past year
Murdoch goes online job hunting
Blog Spot Network Offers Perfect Business Blogging Venue
MYSPACE.com (Rupert Murdock) owns OUR MUSIC…
Rupert Murdoch Having Trouble Playing His Games at MySpace.com
Multitude of problems plague media
Utah Rep Chris Cannon has released this report. My comments in bold.
Cannon Immigration Advisory Committee Releases Final Report
For Immediate Release
May 1, 2006
WASHINGTON, DC— Congressman Chris Cannon (R-UT) today announced that his Immigration Advisory Committee has released the Committee’s final report and recommendations. The Committee is comprised of nineteen members, who represent multiple view points of the immigration debate.
A copy of the full report can be obtained by calling Congressman Cannon’s office at 202-225-7751 or by clicking here.
“With the immigration debate being so divisive and difficult, the Immigration Advisory Committee hopes Congress will adopt comprehensive immigration reform that does not provide amnesty, but does address the root causes of immigration and changes the current incentive structure. A well-thought-out guest worker program accomplishes such a task,” the report reads.
How about a root cause being that capital can freely move but not people? Where is the equity in that?
“Those who are currently living in the United States illegally will have the necessary incentives to come out of the shadows and begin the process towards legality…Such a guest worker program will help solve many of our immigration quandaries,
What “incentives”?
but to have a full solution, we must also fully secure our borders, provide visa reform and vigorously enforce our laws internally.”
Does this mean that the parents and grandparents with children that were born here will only be able to work here for several years and then have to return to their country?”
The report also concluded that illegal immigration will continue to be a problem until Mexico and Latin America are economically empowered to care for their own citizens.
How will that be done? If you read between the lines, does that mean U.S. “intervention” of these countries to “bring them a better economy” (like the U.S. did for Iraq)?
“This is an extremely important report which reflects a consensus view of some of the best minds in Utah on an immensely difficult issue. This report has the weight of well-reasoned stances, and will be invaluable to have on hand as Congress tackles the ongoing immigration debate,” Cannon said.
Best minds? What best minds? I’d like to see the list of best minds.
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Tagged government, immigrant issues, immigration laws, politics, Utah
7:45pm Update:
I decided I would write a little about my brief experiences with Pete so far.
Pete participated in a debate that I helped organize last Saturday with Utah U.S. Senate Candidates, which you can read about here. An amazing thing happened with this event. Pete had to be in Kanab the day of the debate and would not be able to make it back to Salt Lake to be there in person. So we decided that Pete would patch himself in via cyberspace technology. Not only did one Ashdown campaign volunteer show up, but there were three who worked diligently for about an hour to get everything working so that Pete could participate in the debate. It worked fabulously for the most part. I am very thankful that Pete had the equipment and know-how and the volunteers to do this. It definitely added a “different” component to the evening.
Most things Pete stated in the debate I agreed with. I especially liked hearing him state that he was against the Divine Strake test. I have since asked Pete if there is any way he can come to the Nevada Test site to participate in a big action I am helping to plan on Memorial Day weekend and if he can provide the resources to do a remote webcast from there (details about the action forthcoming….). I hope to hear from him soon on this. I’ve also encouraged him and the other U.S. Senate candidates to agree to future debates.
While I don’t officially endorse Pete’s campaign, as stated below, I think he’s great and has good ideas and philosophies. I’m glad he is running and has so many people behind him.
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Today is “Pete Ashdown Blogswarm Day”. I will post the links here of blogs who post about Pete Ashdown, specifically why they support his campaign.
I will not be posting an article on “why I support Pete Ashdown” because I officially support the Desert Greens Green Party of Utah candidate,Julian Hatch for U.S. Senate. I think Pete’s a great guy, and I will support my fellow Utah bloggers by keeping this page updated with a link to the Pete Ashdown Blogswarm. Kudos to everyone who supports a change in our Utah U.S. Senator!
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