Acorn.orgImmigration policy is broken and must be fixed
ACORN demands that lawmakers pass comprehensive immigration reform measures that include the following:
- A path to citizenship for the estimated 12 million undocumented immigrants currently living in the United States.
- Protection for all workers – both native and foreign-born – by upholding fair wages and working conditions for U.S. and immigrant workers and by ending exploitation and abuse of undocumented immigrant labor.
- Reunification of families through removal of restrictions and bureaucratic delays. Those who have waited in line should have their admission expedited, and those admitted on work visas should be able to keep their nuclear families in tact.
- Restoration of the rule of law and enhancement of security by providing a path to permanent status with effective enforcement.
The Seattle Times adds that the announcement of criminal charges came after the King County Canvassing Board revoked 1,762 allegedly fraudulent voter registrations submitted by ACORN employees.
According to prosecutors, six ACORN workers “had admitted filling out registration forms with names they found in phone books last October. The canvassers filled out the forms while sitting around a table at the downtown Seattle Public Library.”
You’ll love some of the names they used, via Sound Politics:
Tom Tancredo
Dennis Hastert
Alcee Hastings
John McKay
Leon Spinks
Frekkie Magoal
Fruto Boy Crispila