Sunday, May 12, 2013

Urgen! We only have eight days left before the MN legislature Ends! We all need to intensify the struggle...


Urgent! We only have eight days left before the MN legislature Ends! We all need to intensify the struggle...

In Minnesota, we are not all equal. The anti-immigrant laws of former Governor Tim Pawlenty remain alive, dividing immigrants from the rest of society.  We call on the state democratic leadership to end this by supporting the Driving Licenses for all bill! SF 271/HF348.

The conservative Pawlenty turned driver’s licenses into immigration documents. His legacy of exclusion remains alive, but this week it could be over and you can help with this. The issues of immigration is the juristiction of the federal government. The privilege of driving and keeping drivers and roads safe is the job of the governor.

The MN-Mesa Latina calls on all the progressive forces to join us to end Pawlenty’s anti-immigrant policies.

Call the Democratic leadership and tell them we want to live in a progressive and inclusive state.
No more Pawlenty policies administered by the Democratic leadership.
Call or send a text and say:

• Governor Dayton: (651) 201-3400: We can only move forward when no one is left behind. Support Sf271/HF348

• Representative Thissen: 651-296-5375. Support HF 348 / A step for an inclusive Minnesota.

• Senator Bakk: (651) 296-8881 Support SF271 / A necessary step for an equitable Minnesota.

Most Democratic lawmakers and some Republicans support the bills HF348 and SF271, but the Democratic leadership does not have the political will to move the bill.

The MN Mesa Latina has the following demands:
• Governor Dayton: Hold a meeting with representatives of MN-Mesa Latina and allies to clarify any questions about the bill and end Pawlenty’s era by supporting  bills SF/271  and HF 348 and
• The Senate leader Tom Bakk and House of Representatives Rep. Paul Thissen: To move the bill so it reaches the governor's desk.

If our demands are not heard, members of the MN-Mesa Latina will take the following actions:
• Monday, May 13th:
       10:00 a.m.:  Delivery of our second letter to the governor. Meeting point outside the governor's office.
       4pm: We will camp indefinitely outside the Capitol
• Tuesday, May 14th:
        If the Democratic leadership does not move the bill, members of the MN-Mesa Latina, including mothers, will begin an indefinite hunger strike. May our sacrific denonce this inequality, which is being administered by the Democratic leadership, to the rest of society.
• Wednesday, May 15th and the following days:
         Calls to direct actions

Driving is not a privilege for our community, it is a necessity! We fight for an inclusive Minnesota.
MN Mesa Latina

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