To: Sen. Charles Schumer (NY-1)
Let an undocumented Latino worker speak
To Senator Chuck Schumer:
Hearing undocumented Latinos testify about how immigration reform affects them is crucial. Latinos are disproportionately represented both in the numbers of people seeking citizenship through immigration reform and in the numbers impacted by deportation, detention, and family separation.
We ask that you invite a Latino undocumented immigrant to the next hearing. The nation needs to hear from day laborers, domestic workers, farm workers, and the many more working class undocumented Latinos who are most significantly impacted by immigration reform.
Why is this important?
This week, my 66-year-old mother was jailed. She attended a Senate hearing on immigration reform where not a single Latino undocumented worker was given an opportunity to testify.
As Director of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano took the microphone, my mother stood up and called for an end to the deportations that tear apart our families. I am so proud of her bravery. But for this, my mother was detained for more than eight hours.
Is this really what it takes for the voices of those most impacted by immigration reform to be heard?
Sen. Schumer is responsible for pushing immigration reform through a Democrat-controlled Senate that is supposed to be on our side. He cares a lot about his image right now. Tell Sen. Schumer you want a Latino undocumented worker to testify at the next immigration hearing.