Jennifer Allen ( 10 of 10 )
People had been afraid to speak out. They fear repercussions; they fear being targeted, because (the Border Patrol) is so read more
People had been afraid to speak out. They fear repercussions; they fear being targeted, because (the Border Patrol) is so dominant and so imposing in their communities, where they're told they don't have any rights.
They said it got lost somewhere.
They said it got lost somewhere.
The bill is completely ignoring the economic, political and social reality of the United States. Immigrants have been and will read more
The bill is completely ignoring the economic, political and social reality of the United States. Immigrants have been and will continue to be an integral part of the country's social fabric.
They needed a school teacher to organize things,
They needed a school teacher to organize things,
To work to change practices, to change some of the policies, so that people's basic human rights and civil rights read more
To work to change practices, to change some of the policies, so that people's basic human rights and civil rights are protected and upheld.
[Sotero kept quiet, worrying that her family would be targeted. But she found comfort in numbers at last week's rally, read more
[Sotero kept quiet, worrying that her family would be targeted. But she found comfort in numbers at last week's rally, organized by Tucson's Border Action Network. In August 2004, BAN hosted a community forum where anger simply erupted.] People had been afraid to speak out, ... They fear repercussions; they fear being targeted, because (the Border Patrol) is so dominant and so imposing in their communities, where they're told they don't have any rights.
From our experience, most of the folks that we work with are all staying here for the holidays. They're definitely read more
From our experience, most of the folks that we work with are all staying here for the holidays. They're definitely staying for fear of not getting back in.
He's just the most unbelievable person I've ever met.
He's just the most unbelievable person I've ever met.
This is mainly going to alleviate overcrowding at Double Churches. We're going to let fifth-graders who get assigned from those read more
This is mainly going to alleviate overcrowding at Double Churches. We're going to let fifth-graders who get assigned from those two schools to North Columbus remain at their schools, if their parents want them to continue there and they apply for a hardship. Students in the other grades can apply for a hardship, but we will look at space available.
The absurdity of it gets played out in the day-to-day lives of Border Patrol agents. Everybody knows somebody [in the read more
The absurdity of it gets played out in the day-to-day lives of Border Patrol agents. Everybody knows somebody [in the U.S. illegally] who has some kind of relationship with a Border Patrol agent. Either someone in their family is married to one, or they're sleeping with one. People's lives are very complicated and intertwined and they're not very clear-cut.
