Illegal aliens migrating out of Arizona in fear of…enforcement – ENFORCEMENT WORKS!
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Undocumented in Arizona prepare for the worst
Fearing the full implementation of the anti-immigrant law SB-1070 on July 29th, many residents are preparing to leave the state.
For the last three months the undocumented people of Arizona have prepared for the worst. Many have withdrawn their savings from the bank, informed the schools that their children will not be re-enrolled, and have sold their possessions to participate in an exodus of biblical proportions to other states such as New Mexico, Utah, Nevada and Minnesota.
Others have decided to remain in Arizona, fight the battle, rely on providence and stay in limbo until July 29th when the police may order them detained based solely on their appearance and deport them.
“We will not stop praying, but we are preparing for the worst,” assures Petra Falcon of Promise Arizona, an organization that is trying to stop the enforcement of SB-1070 and helps the migrant community cope with a hostile and persecutory campaign.
They have sent emissaries to Washington to lobby Democrat and Republican Representatives with collective prayers and direct action.
“We want them to recognize the abuse and suffering we will be subjected to and the attendant civil rights violations that go against the fundamental values of the United States,” says Sylvia Herrera of the Puente Arizona, a group that documents ill-treatment and attacks against the immigrant community.
Besides different action committees, there is a powerful coalition defending human rights that can render aid in the case of abuses and massive deportations resulting from this law.