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Reacting to Capitol Hill’s failed immigration bill, grassroots immigration group Voces de la Frontera is launching a historic 10-city tour across Wisconsin
Sunday. The series of town hall forums will bring lively debate from both sides of the immigration debate, including state senators, business leaders, anti immigrant group FAIR, and Voces founder Christine Neumann-Ortiz.
Labeled the “Wisconsin Reality Tour,” the tour will hit ten cities in eight days— Madison, La Crosse, Beloit, Whitewater, Sheboygan, Green Bay, Appleton,
Wausau, Milwaukee, and Racine. The forums will address issues that affect immigrants in the Heartland, including raids and unfair labor practices.
“Without fair federal legislation, we’re seeing local governments overstepping their authority and taking matters into their own hands. It amounts to racist
vigilantism, and it’s unconstitutional,” said Neumann-Ortiz.
One of the hot button issues they will tackle stems from a recent ordinance in Green Bay that bans business licenses from employers who hire
undocumented workers.
“These local ordinances break up families and hurt our local businesses,” said Neumann-Ortiz. “This is our nation’s latest civil rights struggle and these
officially sanctioned racist policies only end up hurting our community and our economy.”
The group will also be highlighting recent pro-immigrant rights policies adopted by Milwaukee and Whitewater police departments.
Voces de la Frontera is a grassroots, non-profit
organization that seeks to end injustice against U.S. immigrants and promote increased civic participation. It was the driving force behind the massive “A Day Without Latinos” march held this past May, attended by 90,000 people - the largest march in Wisconsin’s history.
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Wisconsin group responds to national immigration debate with historic 10 city tour
July 7, 2007Reacting to Capitol Hill’s failed immigration bill, grassroots immigration group Voces de la Frontera is launching a historic 10-city tour across Wisconsin
Sunday. The series of town hall forums will bring lively debate from both sides of the immigration debate, including state senators, business leaders, anti immigrant group FAIR, and Voces founder Christine Neumann-Ortiz.
Labeled the “Wisconsin Reality Tour,” the tour will hit ten cities in eight days— Madison, La Crosse, Beloit, Whitewater, Sheboygan, Green Bay, Appleton,
Wausau, Milwaukee, and Racine. The forums will address issues that affect immigrants in the Heartland, including raids and unfair labor practices.
“Without fair federal legislation, we’re seeing local governments overstepping their authority and taking matters into their own hands. It amounts to racist
vigilantism, and it’s unconstitutional,” said Neumann-Ortiz.
One of the hot button issues they will tackle stems from a recent ordinance in Green Bay that bans business licenses from employers who hire
undocumented workers.
“These local ordinances break up families and hurt our local businesses,” said Neumann-Ortiz. “This is our nation’s latest civil rights struggle and these
officially sanctioned racist policies only end up hurting our community and our economy.”
The group will also be highlighting recent pro-immigrant rights policies adopted by Milwaukee and Whitewater police departments.
Voces de la Frontera is a grassroots, non-profit
organization that seeks to end injustice against U.S. immigrants and promote increased civic participation. It was the driving force behind the massive “A Day Without Latinos” march held this past May, attended by 90,000 people - the largest march in Wisconsin’s history.
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Mitos y hechos
Mito: Los inmigrantes no quieren aprender inglés o hacerse americanos
Hecho: En un plazo de diez años de su llegada, más de tres cuartos de los inmigrantes hablan inglés bien. La demanda por las clases de inglés excede grandemente a la oferta. Más de un tercero de inmigrantes son ciudadanos nacionalizados.
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