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A message from League of United Latin American Citizens
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September 21, 2023
Contact: David Cruz - (818) 689-9991 Mobile
[email protected]
LULAC DEMANDS WORK PERMITS AND PROTECTONS AGAINST DEPORTATION FOR ALL
UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS WAITING YEARS IN THE USA WITHOUT RELIEF
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Nation's Oldest and Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Urges Equal
Treatment for Other Undocumented Immigrants Fleeing Danger, Violence and Here
More than a Decade
Washington, DC - LULAC announced it supports the Biden Administration's action [ [link removed] ]
as a humane and economically necessary step as more than 500,000 refugees from
Venezuela await their applications for political asylum to be processed in the
immigration courts system. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says the
action is necessary because of "Venezuela's increased instability and lack of
safety."
"LULAC is very clearly in support of helping these men, women, and children
fleeing desperate and dangerous conditions in Venezuela under the Maduro regime,"
says Domingo Garcia, LULAC national president. "The United States has
historically welcomed and helped those individuals whose lives are in danger
because of government oppression and civil wars in their countries of origin. The
precedent is there, and LULAC supports such policies," adds Garcia.
Now, LULAC is urging the Biden Administration to move with equal vigor to
normalize the immigration status of 11 million other persons in the United
States, the vast majority Mexicans, many of whom have been in the country years
or decades, working, living lawfully, and paying taxes. They cannot return to
Mexico, experiencing a civil war between the cartels that has claimed more than
500,000 lives, more than all present Latin American conflicts combined.
"LULAC calls upon Americans of faith to put their beliefs into action by
embracing all immigrants who are living their lives every day, obeying the law,
paying their taxes, and supporting our way of life," says Garcia. "We will not
join the chorus that may seek to divide us, turning one Latino against another.
Nor will LULAC stand still and let Donald Trump use us as pinatas for his
re-election to the White House by threatening another Operation Wetback style
deportation of millions and breaking up innocent families in the process," says
Garcia.
As long as Americans' insatiable appetite for drugs continues, the Mexican
cartels that supply them will continue their civil war at the expense of innocent
civilians. These death squads are violently ravaging small towns and cities to
force young men into becoming their recruits or being executed on the spot.
“LULAC’s commitment to comprehensive immigration reform is as strong as ever, and
this is a moment in history when the need in our nation for a strong labor force
and infusion of economic life blood has never been greater,” says Lydia Guzman,
Chair of LULAC’s National Immigration Committee. “Undocumented Mexicans in the
U.S. are doing a great deal for our nation and deserve protections from
deportation and exploitation.”
The daily dangers Mexicans face are real and have continued for years without let
up. Yet, the United States government has refused to grant asylum protection to
the millions of Mexicans already in the country and a vital part of the economy.
"LULAC has patiently waited for years for the United States government to address
the reality of violence that has ravaged Mexico and forced millions to flee their
homes and make their way north," says Ray Mancera, LULAC national vice president
for the Southwest, whose region borders Mexico. "The plata o plomo (silver or
death) life and death danger to them is no different from the Venezuelans under
Maduro or the Cubans who fled their island since the 1960s to present and receive
immediate protection from the moment they step on U.S. soil. We supported them
receiving refuge and see no difference for Mexicans in the U.S. and have only
received broken promises," he adds.
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About LULAC
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is the nation’s largest and
oldest civil rights volunteer-based organization that empowers Hispanic Americans
and builds strong Latino communities. Headquartered in Washington, DC, with 1,000
councils around the United States and Puerto Rico, LULAC’s programs, services and
advocacy address the most important issues for Latinos, meeting critical needs of
today and the future. For more information, visit www.LULAC.org [ [link removed] ] .
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