Nancy Pelosi Speaks Out Against ICE Raids
NANCY PELOSI made statements in San Francisco’s mission district on Saturday that seem to signal a new direction on immigration issues. While advocates for reform have been on pins and needles wondering when the Obama administration would make a move to show that his administration will undertake this, this may be the first clear signal that they will.
NANCY PELOSI made some amazing statements in San Francisco’s mission district on Saturday that seem to signal a new direction for immigration issues.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined hundreds of families Saturday evening at a church in San Francisco’s Mission District demanding an end to the immigration raids and deportations that separate parents from children across the United States.
Pelosi, who has said securing U.S. borders is a top priority, used the forum to call for a comprehensive immigration program that recognizes the broad contributions immigrants have made to the fabric of the country.
“Our future is about our children,” Pelosi told a crowd of mostly Latino families at St. Anthony’s Church.
No matter if those families arrived two days ago or centuries ago, Pelosi said “that opportunity, that determination, that hope has made American more American.”
She said, “Taking parents from their children … that’s un-American.”
I’ve not heard anything this definitive yet and it sure gives me lots of hope.
Tags: america, Children, Corrections Corporation of America, Hope, Raids
Posted in Borders, Human Rights, ICE, Immigration, Latinos, Prison for Profit
Wouldn’t it be wonderful and amazing if family reunification became more of a priority as a whole in this administration!
Some days it’s difficult, but I’m keeping hope alive that I will witness the change that will give so many families the chance to live together again peacefully and safely.
Why the hell is there a picture of Condolezza Rice?!?!?!
thanks for the positive message, aighmeigh.
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and that’s a damn good question, jose.
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