After his categorical announcement terminating the DACA “dreamers” program that helps hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants on a path to education, jobs, and potentially citizenship, the ever-unpredictable Donald then did an about-face and he’ll be working with Democrats (his new BFFs “Chuck and Nancy”) to help pass legislation that protects them. Despite Paul Ryan’s bleated denials and …
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We’re Showing Up for Texas Today
Today we have a message for the president. Texans are hurting from Hurricane Harvey, and it will take us years to recover. While it will be some time before the full damage estimates and economic impact of the storm are assessed, we can be sure that our great state’s recovery will take a long time. …
How Your Voices Made a Difference Last Week: “I thought it would be easier”
Courtesy of 5 Minute Activism Republicans tried to ram through new health care legislation without proper vetting again this week. YOU all immediately called your MoCs in legions to tell them this haste and the shoddy replacement plan were unacceptable, and the vote broke down before it could be taken. Remember the Department of Homeland Security, …
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Four things you can do to stop SB4
https://soundcloud.com/user-226299444/conference-call-april-25-2017-sanctuary-cities The time has finally come–the Texas House of Representatives is going to debate and vote on SB4 on Wednesday. SB4 is the so-called “sanctuary cities” bill that will undermine community policing efforts and will affect our neighbors, our workforce, kids in our schools, and the relationship between police and our communities. This doesn’t just …
April 25: Emergency Conference Call on SB4: “Sanctuary Cities” Bill
https://soundcloud.com/user-226299444/conference-call-april-25-2017-sanctuary-cities Our next conference call is on the night before the full Texas House votes on SB4, the “Sanctuary Cities” bill. We are lining up guest speakers, including Jose Garza of Workers Defense Project and Chris Valdez and Karla Perez Ramirez of United We Dream. Watch this space for more detail. WHAT: Indivisible Austin Conference Call WHEN: …
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SB4 “Sanctuary Cities” Update
Short version: This is an URGENT call to action. Call, email, fax, tweet at, and post on Facebook to your state senators, tell them you oppose Senate Bill 4, and urge them to vote against it. The bill aims to eliminate so-called sanctuary cities and counties, where local officials decline to participate in federal immigration …
ACTION TODAY – Rep. Roger Williams Wants to Punish Austin for Being a So-called “Sanctuary City”
We will be meeting today at Williams’ Austin office at 1005 Congress Ave at 12pm today. Please bring signs, written statements, and/or just your contempt for a Congressman who puts partisan politics above the law and what is best for Austin. Try to get there a little early to have time for parking, traffic, etc. No, …
How to Help: Active Immigrations and Custom Enforcement Ops in Travis County
Through attorneys in the Austin immigrant rights community, we’ve learned that there appears to be an active ICE operation in Travis County right now. According to our sources, ICE is lodging detainers for any foreign-born person in a county jail. We understand that those with criminal warrants and outstanding orders for removal are being specifically targeted. …
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An Immigration Attorney and an Activist Scholar Explain Why SB4 is a Terrible Idea and What You Can Do to Stop It.
By Mark Kinzler kinzlerimmigration.com and Shaun Glaze, M.S Image courtesy Flickr user jvoves https://www.flickr.com/photos/jvoves/138556236 Why SB4 must be opposed and how to do it effectively (SHORT VERSION) SB4 damages the ability for local law enforcement to properly carry out their duties of protecting and serving their communities because it forces officers of these agencies to become de …