Monday, June 06, 2011
Quakers help Defeat illegal immigration bill in Florida
From their viewpoint:
"Thanks to nonstop protests, vigils, petitions, phone calls, songs and picketing, Florida’s immigration advocates won a victory this week when two anti-immigration bills collapsed in the state legislature. The campaign by the We Are Florida coalition pressured even the bill’s Senate sponsor to vote against it.
From the start, AFSC’s Herman Martinez and Paul-Andre Mondesir actively worked in the coalition’s effort against the bills, which aimed to force local police to act as immigration agents which leads to distrust and increased tension between residents and local law enforcement."
AFSC Helps FL Defeat Anti-Immigrant Bills | American Friends Service Committee
"Thanks to nonstop protests, vigils, petitions, phone calls, songs and picketing, Florida’s immigration advocates won a victory this week when two anti-immigration bills collapsed in the state legislature. The campaign by the We Are Florida coalition pressured even the bill’s Senate sponsor to vote against it.
From the start, AFSC’s Herman Martinez and Paul-Andre Mondesir actively worked in the coalition’s effort against the bills, which aimed to force local police to act as immigration agents which leads to distrust and increased tension between residents and local law enforcement."
AFSC Helps FL Defeat Anti-Immigrant Bills | American Friends Service Committee
# posted by Norma : 6/06/2011 04:55:00 PM
