What needs to happen in the debate on immigration?
We have heard the voices from the Minutemen, from policy makers, from presidents, but the one voice that has not spoken, and will speak, is the border communities. What issues do the immigrant voices bring to the debate? We are tired of counting the dead. We want a new reality. We want family unification, to be treated with the same rights and dignities as products. We want to have the right to drive a vehicle, so we can drive from home to our place of employment. We want the possibility for our children to go on to higher education if they have the ability to do it. This is what border communities are calling for. What happens if the Sensenbrenner bill becomes law? It means that anyone without documents in this country would turn into a federal criminal. And it means that anyone who aids and abets undocumented people would also be criminal — like a church that provides shelter, clinics for women fleeing domestic violence and organizations like us. If it passes, we will be forced to g
