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DESCRIPTION:SUN, APRIL 23, 2006 | BAY AREA MASS MOBILIZATION  12:00PM - Gather at 
 Dolores Park (18th St. and Dolores St.) and march to SF Federal Building 
 (Golden Gate Ave. and Polk St.)   Community organizations, labor, students, 
 and faith-based groups are organizing the Bay Area's largest mobilization 
 for immigrant rights on Sunday, April 23. Join us and bring your friends 
 and family!   ABOUT THE ANTI-IMMIGRANT BILLS  On December 16th, the US 
 House of Representatives passed the “Border Protection, Anti-Terrorism, 
 and Illegal Immigration Control Act” - HR 4437, one of the most egregious 
 anti-immigrant bills in recent times. Introduced by James Sensenbrenner 
 (R-WI), HR 4437 promises to erode judicial review, expand the definition of 
 an aggravated felony, criminalize U.S. citizens and legal residents who 
 have routine contact with undocumented immigrants, and increase the 
 potential for employer discrimination and abuse of workers. The House vote 
 was 239 to 182. Following the House vote, debate on the bill moved to the 
 Senate.   On February 24, 2006, advocates in Washington, D.C. obtained a 
 copy of the revised “Chairman’s Mark” - the immigration reform 
 legislation that served as the starting point for the Senate Judiciary 
 Committee’s consideration of comprehensive immigration reform. Introduced 
 by Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, 
 the bill was a huge disappointment: it incorporated many of the enforcement 
 provisions from the House bill (the Sensenbrenner bill).  The Senate 
 Judiciary Committee began "marking up" the bill in early March, introducing 
 amendments that stripped the bill of a couple provisions: criminalizing 
 immigrants for being unlawfully present in the U.S. and criminalizing those 
 who assist, employ and have contact with undocumented immigrants. The 
 Senate Judiciary Committee, however, left horrible provisions in place 
 (e.g. doubling the number of border patrol agents, calling for expedited 
 removal without court hearing, expanding the definition of aggravated 
 felony) and even added other misguided provisions (e.g. restrictions that 
 whittle away who would be eligible to apply for legal permanent residency). 
 The Senate bill, in its current form, is far from true immigration reform.  
  Debate on the bill continues on the Senate floor where Senators are 
 introducing numerous amendments -- most of them just as damaging as those 
 we've already seen. On Thursday, April 6, the Senate was scheduled to vote 
 on whether to end debate on the bill and consider remaining amendments, but 
 the vote was postponed.  The Senate is currently on a two week break, and 
 will possibly vote on the bill when they return, on Monday the 24th of 
 April.    If the Senate bill moves to conference committee, where members 
 of the House and Senate would attempt to reconcile their two bills and 
 where extremist legislators have control, we anticipate that members of 
 that committee will produce a devastating immigration bill that undermines 
 the human and civil rights of immigrants.  Throwing a wrench into the mix 
 is Senator Bill Frist, the Senate majority leader clamoring to run for 
 President in 2008. Senator Frist introduced his own enforcement-only bill 
 on the Senate floor in late-March, completely bypassing debate of his bill 
 in the Senate Judiciary Committee. On Thursday, April 6, the Senate will 
 also vote on whether to end debate on the Frist bill and consider remaining 
 amendments.  For more info on actions and current info on bill: 
 http://www.immigrantrights.org\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/04/09/94273.php
SUMMARY:BAY AREA MASS MOBILIZATION for IMMIGRANT JUSTICE!!!
LOCATION:Dolores Park (18th St. and Dolores St.) and march to SF Federal Building 
 (Golden Gate Ave. and Polk St.) 
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/04/09/94273.php
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