Several community groups question SB 744
The California Latino Legislative Caucus held informational
hearings on current efforts on immigration reform on Aug.27,2013, in
Sacramento, California. Speakers
from community groups, labor unions, growers, and Dreamers, among others,
presented the major issues and many of the problems with SB 744, the current
federal proposal. Enrique Moreno
of Border Angeles described terror on the border. There were clear divisions
among the groups about the current bill for its many repressive
characteristics. Mike Garcia of
SEIU the Service Employees International
was one of the more active
advocates for the bill saw the
passage of the amended S744 as a
major victory for working people. Conservative Republican forces in the U.S.
Senate amended the bill to achieve a massive $46
Billion expansion of border
control and enforcement. Moreno testified that this would only
lead to more deaths on the border.
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| Enrique Moreno |
California Governor Brown joined the hearing for a short
while and clearly endorsed efforts at comprehensive reform and promised to work
with the legislators to assist with related state issues.
You can view the entire hearing with its many excellent and
well informed speakers here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3dGzqkNhqQ&feature=player_detailpage
It is well done and well informed.
