Monday, December 30, 2013
Organizing for Immigration Reform, A Stinging Indictment of the Obama Administration
Erika Aniola explains why she left her job in Congress and returned to work as a community organizer:
"This past month, I left my job in Congress to return to community organizing. It was a hard decision, but I could no longer just sit there in a place full of political games -- games that are causing too much pain in our community. After the country helped stop my mother's deportation, I came to realize that our community and the American people have the power, not politicians inside the beltway.
In the beginning of the year, I was hit with the most unexpected and painful experience of my life: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) tried to rip apart my family by detaining my 55-year-old mother and older brother from my home -- a haven I thought would be the safest place for any family.
After seeing my mother in handcuffs, I realized that I was perhaps wrong about the President I encouraged my community to support. I realized that the words President Obama said as a keynote speaker at my Arizona State University graduation in 2009 were empty words."
KJ
https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2013/12/organizing-for-immigration-reform-a-stinging-indictmnent-of-the-obama-administration.html
