[GPCA Updates] GPUS Release: Arizona Green Party leaders & moms call for comprehensive immigration reform

[Green Party of California Updates]

(Distributed by the Green Party of the United States, http://www.gp.org)

Arizona Green Party (AZGP) * P.O. Box 60173, Phoenix, AZ 85082 * (602)
417-0213 * http://azgp.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 9, 2010



ARIZONA GREEN PARTY (AZGP) LEADERS/MOMS CALL FOR COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM


Phoenix, AZ—In honor of Mother’s Day, Arizona Green Party (AZGP) leaders &
mothers formally oppose SB 1070 (Arizona’s new anti-immigrant legislation),
and call for comprehensive immigration reform. The AZGP leaders say that they
stand firmly for social justice for all those living in this country,
regardless of their immigration status.

Linda Macias, AZGP vice co-chair, mother, and Green Party candidate for the
Arizona State Legislature (House—LD 21) says, “We need major federal reform of
our immigration laws. Immigrants come to the United States in hope of a better
life. We need to give them citizenship now and write immigration laws that are
humane and just.”

Rebecca DeWitt, AZGP secretary, mother, and Green Party candidate for U.S.
Congress (CD 4) commented, “Government should protect and serve the
individual, not terrorize them. Our U.S. Constitution protects the rights of
everyone in the country, whether they are native-born or immigrant.”

The AZGP leaders also state that Arizona’s anti-immigrant legislation does not
address the root causes of migration: poverty, lack of economic opportunity,
war and political conflict, and environmental devastation.

Angel Torres, AZGP state co-chair, Teamsters union steward, and Green Party
candidate for the Arizona State Legislature (House—LD 16) says, “As a Puerto
Rican/Xicano and life-long Arizonan, SB 1070 is an insult to me, my family and
the entire Latino community. To scapegoat or racially profile an entire
community does not solve the problem. Our economic and immigration policies
need to serve the interests of all working-class folks, not the interests of
the corporations.”

The Arizona Green Party (AZGP) encourages all Arizonans to join the grassroots
movement to overturn SB 1070, and organize for comprehensive immigration
reform. Our mission is to build and sustain an alternative, progressive
political party that promotes and practices the Ten Key Values. We do not
accept corporate donations and uniquely rely on the generosity of individual
donors and volunteers. The four pillars of the Green Party are Grassroots
Democracy, Social Justice, Non-violence and Ecological Wisdom.

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