Nationwide protests planned for immigrant rights

MSNBC ^ | May 19, 2015 | Amanda Sakuma

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This could have been one of the biggest weeks for immigrant rights in modern history, opening up sweeping deportation relief and extending a temporary legal status to millions of undocumented immigrants nationwide.

Instead, they will have to continue waiting – but it won’t be quietly.

Rallies are scheduled across the country on Tuesday as advocacy groups protest what would have marked the unofficial kick-off date to President Obama’s second – and most sweeping – executive action program on immigration. Known as DAPA, the executive measure would have benefited as many as 3.7 million undocumented immigrant adults who have children born in the U.S. or are legal permanent residents.

Implementation plans, however, hit a snag after a federal judge in Texas placed a preliminary injunction on the executive measures, temporarily freezing the application process while a lawsuit brought by Texas and 25 other states plays out through the courts. The judge’s order came just days before the so-called DACA expansion program benefiting young undocumented immigrants was supposed to launch. Now, exactly three months later, the fate of the programs are still unknown, leaving several more months to a year before the matter will be solved through the courts.

Immigrant youth and family affected by the court delays are expected to demonstrate on the steps of state capitals Tuesday where leaders have signed onto the lawsuit. “If our state leaders are going to take actions that affect real people in Ohio, they need to hear about the consequences for families, children, and taxpayers,” said Lynn Tramonte, the organizer of Ohio’s Voice....

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[grania]

Knew it would come to this

I'm not sure anyone has thought this through, unless what they want is out-of-control chaos. The masters support invader rights and "black lives matter" inititatives. The problem is that either of those two groups getting their way works against the other. What happens when invaders protests are in close proximity to black protests? Mix in some radical Islamicists to stir the pot. I'd think the result could get totally violent and out of control.

[Regulator]

What happens when invaders protests are in close proximity to black protests?

I think that's precisely the plan!

[Tzimisce]

Most of us are too busy trying to survive/pay for the Obama economy and its flood of illegal aliens to march/go to protests.

[eartick]

Yep understand. Worked since I was a wee tyke busting my arse and now am retired.

Trying to survive myself so you ain’t in this sinking boat alone. Just pick your head up and look around.

But, I fight and I will never stop til they kick the dirt in my face