Following news of the passage of the Amendments in the Massachusetts Senate Budget bill, members of the Student Immigrant Movement met and decided to take action. The idea of a vigil came up in solidarity with the ongoing vigil in Arizona. The recent passage of the toughest anti-immigrant legislation in the country by Arizona led to a 24 hour vigil beginning April 22nd and has remained ever since.
The vigil in MA began on Monday June 7th at 6PM. A handful of students set up on the...
Hi friends,
I hope you are doing well. I want to talk about something that is important to me. I organize on the side with the Student Immigrant Movement (www.simforus.com) and we are organizing against the MA amendments that were just passed in the Senate (Senate Amendment 172.1). And I hope that you and your group join our campaign as sponsors.
These amendments were introduced less than 24 hours the decision time and went through little debate passed 28-10. These budget amendments, if accepted by the House of Rep, would detrimentally affect our immigrant and greater community. These amendments...
Here are some of the basics on the amendments:
-This is a bill intended to punish people and business for interacting with undocumented people.
-It is limiting what we already do not have. Undocumented people do not have access to any state benefits other than low-income housing.
-Increased cost to state for background checks and verifying programs.
-Increased red tape for all, more hurdles for documented and undocumented people.
-Requiring businesses that work with the state to use some system (like E-verify) to verify paperwork, or the business will lose contract with government and be fined. (Verifying immigration status for employees is the federal government...
Yesterday, May 25th, in commemoration of Memorial Day, over one hundred students, supporters, and members of the press gathered outside the State House to hear a message of hope and courage as the Student Immigrant Movement put on a press conference to highlight the urgent need for the DREAM Act and the immense support that exists from the community.
Under a beautiful midday sun, students shared their stories and their hopes not just for higher education, but also for service in the military. The message was clear: This is our country, and we want to make it better, any way we can. Maria...
My name is Gladys and I’m a member of the Student Immigrant Movement. I came to the United States when I was 12 years old and I’m currently 20 years old. Like my parents I came here without having the proper documentation to enter the U.S. However, the main reason why I came here was because I wanted to see my parents who had to emigrate to the U.S from Mexico the year before because they wanted to offer me, my brother and sisters a better life.
For me one of the most exciting parts about the idea of living in the United States besides being with my parents was the idea of going to school, but I have to say that getting used to my new life was quite difficult since I didn’t know a...
On May 1st, 2010, the Student Immigrant Movement was presente at the Boston May Day Coalition march and rally in Boston and the...
I’ve tried to calculate my life and fit all of the numbers and letters into an easy to solve equation. I really did try to be on top of it and never, ever forgot to carry the one. I was cautions, meticulous; I was stubborn and firm. But this, I learned, is the fool’s method. The wise man never bothers because sometimes the numbers don’t round into nice whole numbers and the equal sign becomes more of a wavy approximation. And yet now I fear that I must do the unthinkable, dream the impossible — I must recalculate my methods.
I know that who my family is, each and every one of their most wondrous conquests and every single one of their most crushing defeats, is a tremendous part of who I am today. I have...
Hello friends,
Today, a great crime was committed. A crime against democracy, against decency, and against human dignity. Governor Brewer of Arizona just signed into law SB1070, one more tool used to marginalize our community in a state that already possesses a long history of discrimination against immigrants. It essentially legalizes racial profiling. Learn more about it here: http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2010/04/arizona_facts.html
It cannot stand.
To show our support for our brothers and sisters in Arizona, the...
What to do, what to do…
Should I drown in my laborious victory OR should I modestly accept my righteous conquest?
Should I say hello to the energy revolution OR should I shake hands with the migrant discontent?
Shall I be moved by the idiosyncrasies of my heart OR shall I be stirred by the stern computations of my mind? ...
April 1, 2010
Iroquois Leaders Assail Government Benefits for Illegal Immigrants;
Say Aid Should Be Denied to Anyone Entering U.S. in Last 25,000 Years
Tribal Leaders Blast...
