What's in a Name? Living in a "Rule of Law" City - Crissy Brooks
Last month, the mayor of Costa Mesa — where I live — proposed and passed a proclamation declaring our city a “Rule of Law” city. It is not that we were in total anarchy before May. It was a statement essentially saying that we are intolerant of illegal immigrants. Since there is no policy to accompany this proclamation at this point, it is just a name. However, the proclamation alone has created a lot of fear and confusion in my neighborhood.
Crissy Brooks
Crissy Brooks is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Mika Community Development Corporation in Costa Mesa, California.
Available Now: Listen to the National Faith Call on Immigration
On Thursday, June 24th, CCIR hosted a national conference call, “Faithful Perspectives: A Conversation on Immigration and Your Congregation.” A panel of pastors and leading advocates spoke about the fundamental issues surrounding immigration in the U.S., talked about the tricky issues surrounding the debate, and explored ways that pastors and church leaders could faithfully respond.
State Immigration Legislative Updates - Week of June 7, 2010
Pennsylvania makes move to keep undocumented immigrants out of the construction business. On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania House is scheduled to vote on a bill requiring contractors and sub-contractors to verify the status of workers before hiring them. The bill would apply to both state-funded and privately funded projects.
Nonviolence Takes Hold in "Mexico's Gaza" - Michael Perillo
The overlooked area of San Juan Copala in Oaxaca, a poor region in southern Mexico with a mostly indigenous population, has been subjected to continuous government-sponsored violence, leaving the indigenous people suffering for the past few decades. It’s a situation not unlike the one facing the people of Gaza, and as such, resistance is brutally repressed.
Michael Perillo
Michael Perillo is a self-described creative writer and a devoted peace activist for the Peoria Peace Network. This article appears courtesy of a partnership between Waging Nonviolence and Sojourners.
Noel Castellanos
Noel Castellanos is CEO of the Christian Community Development Association.
Immigration Slowdown Due to Recession, Not Enforcement - Andrew Wainer
“Close the border!” It’s the clarion call of anti-immigration advocates. And for most Americans, securing and controlling the border is a reasonable and even necessary right for a sovereign nation.
But in spite of its perennial popularity, border enforcement historically has failed to deter immigrants from entering the country and illegal immigration grew in concert with increased enforcement since at least the 1980s.
Now the tide seems to be turning (at least temporarily).
