During Latinx Heritage Month, Advancement Project National Office is reflecting on the Latinx community and continuing our fight to strengthen policies that impact members of this community. This fight includes a path towards immigrant justice.
The U.S immigration policy has historically been rooted in racism with entry restrictions and exploitation based on race. Advancement Project National Office, in partnership with United We Dream [[link removed]] , Farmworker Labor Organizing Committee (North Carolina) [[link removed]] , Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights [[link removed]] , Florida Immigrant Coalition [[link removed]] , and the Fair Immigration Reform Movement [[link removed]] , is seeking to end the unnecessary and unjust criminalization of immigrants across the United States in detention centers, in harmful policies, and false media narratives.
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Immigrants who are being detained at Immigration Centers of America (ICA) Farmville are being brutalized, abused, and neglected. Advancement Project National Office is working with local and national organizations, including La ColectiVA [[link removed]] , Sanctuary DMV [[link removed]] , Detention Watch Network [[link removed]] (DWN), an d the National Immigrant Justice Center [[link removed]] (NIJC), to free all people detained in ICA-Farmville. Read our white paper [[link removed]] that illuminates the dark pattern of abuse in ICA-Farmville, a privately run U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility with the worst COVID-19 outbreak in the country.
COVID-19 is disproportionately affecting Latinx and other communities of color. Shuya Ohno, Advancement Project National Office Managing Director of Campaign Strategy, shares how Cesar Chavez can inspire us to challenge the systemic inequality of COVID-19 [[link removed]] . Our #MapTheTruth COVID-19 social justice guide [[link removed]] will help us lead with truth and positivity as we continue to reverse the false narratives around the Latinx community during this global pandemic.
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Making sure that immigrant communities, such as the Latinx community, are included in the 2020 U.S. Census is a part of our fight against systemic inequality against people of color. The Trump administration launched yet another attack on immigrants that would exclude them from being counted in the 2020 Census [[link removed]] .
As we approach Election Day 2020, the position of sheriff—which has significant power in certain states’ immigration enforcement, jail conditions and policing practices—is on the ballot. Advancement Project National Office is partnering with Puente Human Rights Movement [[link removed]] and Mijente [[link removed]] to host Who's Incarcerating Us in Maricopa County?, a webinar on the role of sheriffs and county attorneys in Arizona’s carceral state. Register here [[link removed]] to join us on Wednesday, October 14 at 9 p.m. ET .
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Yesterday, we kicked off our Young Voters of Color Campaign, [[link removed]] Vote. By Any Means Necessary, with the release of important polling on the factors motivating them to cast a ballot this fall. (Hint: it’s racial justice). Explore our new messaging guide [[link removed]] based on the findings and share on social media using #VoteBAMN. Centering the voices of young voters of color in this get out the vote campaign will be key, and in addition to creating motivating digital content, we’re also hosting spokesperson trainings so young voters of color can hone their voices in support of racial justice! Register today!
At each of our trainings, participants will be entered into a drawing for a iPad Pro or Play Station 5!
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