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DESCRIPTION:The limits on economic opportunity that have come to bear in the U.S. have 
 contributed to a feeling of resentment of immigrants. Workers from "south 
 of the border" are vilified and scapegoated - despite not just a perception 
 that they will do the kind of work many Americans will not do, but actual 
 reports of the difficulty of finding U.S.-born workers to take such jobs. 
 This is the case in Alabama, where farmers and ranchers may be unable to 
 properly harvest their crops this year due to a harsh anti-immigrant law 
 that has left them with workers who perform poorly or last less than a week 
 on the job.\n\nThe scapegoating is also done by elected officials who, in 
 an effort to appeal to working class anxieties, pass laws such as the one 
 in Alabama or the more notorious SB 1070 in Arizona, which calls for racial 
 profiling in a search for illegal aliens. The seemingly invariable 
 progression is toward getting rid of the "offending parties", which 
 includes the conduct of raids by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
 (ICE) that result in deportation of illegals - some of whom are separated 
 from family members, many if not all who are deprived of a new livelihood. 
 And who otherwise would pay taxes and contribute to our economy.\n\nIn the 
 eyes of former labor activist and long-time photojournalist David Bacon, 
 such raids amount to a violation of human rights for a group of workers - 
 and people - that the rest of us take for granted. Peace Action of San 
 Mateo County is proud to present a free talk by Bacon called "End the Raids 
 - Justice for Immigrants and all Working People." He will approach the 
 immigration issue from what he calls "a human rights perspective on 
 migration and labor rights." The UU is wheelchair accessible.\n\nDavid 
 Bacon is an East Bay-based writer and award-winning photojournalist. He is 
 an associate editor at New America Media, and writes for The Nation, In 
 These Times, The Progressive, and the San Francisco Chronicle, among other 
 publications.\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/11/07/18698081.php
SUMMARY:Journalist David Bacon to Speak on Immigration
LOCATION:Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo\n300 E. Santa Inez\nSan Mateo, CA 
 94401\n\nhttp://www.uusanmateo.org/
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/11/07/18698081.php
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