{"id":373,"date":"2007-03-07T18:09:52","date_gmt":"2007-03-07T18:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/166.62.41.2\/~holaamericanews\/2007\/03\/07\/informing-the-public-on-immigration\/"},"modified":"2022-07-16T12:15:56","modified_gmt":"2022-07-16T17:15:56","slug":"informing-the-public-on-immigration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/informing-the-public-on-immigration\/","title":{"rendered":"Informing the Public on Immigration"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"immigration\"<\/a>The ice storm brewing outside was not enough to stop the Working for Change workshop on immigration on Saturday, Feb. 24 which featured workshops educating adults on immigration and mobilizing the youth as well.The event kicked off with a video on Hero Street and Latinos who have won the Congressional Medal of Honor. The current total 43 is and Sgt. Ralph Perez is up for the award. Another interesting statistic was that of the first seven soldiers who died in Iraq, three were Latino, and two of those were undocumented.At the beginning of the conference, City of Moline mayor, Donald Welvaert said that he was a strong advocate for the cause.\u201cIt\u2019s a human issue.\u201d He said.Mayor Welvaert mentioned how the Swedish, German, and people from Belgium came to Moline for an opportunity,
\n \u201cThe Hispanic community is important. I want everyone here to recognize that.\u201d He said.
\nA panel moderated by LULAC Iowa State Director Gilbert Sierra, included\u00a0 Victoria Fitzgerald from Black Hawk College, Hector Santos of the IRS, Ernest Rodriguez representing the Davenport Civil Rights commission and Hola America\u2019s own Tarsicio Macias gave the adults in attendance some interesting statistics.
\nHector Santos of the IRS said that Latinos do in fact pay their taxes in real estate and sales tax. Also 6-7 billion dollars goes unclaimed in social security benefits which has kept social security going. He explained that finding out the immigration status of an individual is not a job for the IRS.
\n\u201cThe IRS just wants your money,\u201d Santos said.
\nThe youth workshop was more on speaking about discrimination and doing something about it. Carlos Jimenez of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center in Rock Island told the youth that they need to represent themselves well.
\n\u201cThe way you behave, people will assume the same role.\u201d He said.
\nThe keynote speaker was Dr. Juan Hernandez and all he is asking for is two things. Document the undocumented and create a new program so that we are not dismissed.
\nHernandez mentioned that most U.S. citizens support a five point plan for amnesty. The first step is to check everyone who\u2019s here. Two is to make sure that they are not taking jobs away. Three is to pay taxes and social security. The fourth is to speak English and the fifth is to pay a fine for coming in without documentation.
\nHe advocated a message that will be used on Spanish television channel Univision, that only takes one minute and requires five words.
\n\u201cTell your elected officials your name and that \u2018I support comprehensive immigration reform.\u2019\u201d Hernandez said.
\n\u201cIf we don\u2019t push, if we don\u2019t call, it\u2019s going to get worse.\u201d He said.
\nThe legislative panel consisted on only one legislator, Iowa State Senator Joe Seng of the 43rd district representing Scott County. He mentioned how at a similar event sponsored by the Diocese of Des Moines he was also the only legislator there.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s not just a national issue, it\u2019s important to Iowa.\u201d He said.
\n\u201cWe want to market the state and make it open business for immigration.\u201d Seng said.
\nHe also wanted a workforce development and assistance in the language issue.
\nDiego Bonesatti of The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights said that the minutemen success is that they are very well organized.
\n\u201cWe are killed by numbers not logic.\u201d He said.
\nHe mentioned the marches last year and that all those who march should be making phone calls, writing letters in newspapers and electronic blogs.
\n\u201cWe have to act as organized groups. That\u2019s where real change happens.\u201d He said.
\nEsteban Loustenou ended the conference with a simple statement, \u201cwe need to create and make change.\u201d
\nFor a complete lists of the sponsors go to:
\nwww.hola-america.com<\/p>\n

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