WASHINGTON, DC .- (AGENCIALAVOZ.ORG ) The National Board of Directors of the National Coalition of Latino Clergy & Christian Leaders (CONLAMIC) have instructed their lawyers CONLAMIC-LDF (Legal Defense Fund) to launch an immediate legal action in Arizona, to stop the implementation of the law SB-1070 signed by Governor Janice Brewer, considered the most anti-immigrant country.
"Call an emergency meeting last Friday, where our National Executive Committee authorize our attorneys begin working immediately. After my report to the Executive Committee of the results of my trip last week in Arizona where I met with our coordinator and representative Carlos Galindo and Legislator Ben Miranda State on the eve of the signature of Gov. Brewer, we conclude that this action was imminent. Arizona evangelical pastors, as we were last month in a press conference outside the Capitol to support the battle Hispanic Legislative Caucus of Arizona, against this bill. Obviously we see the influence of more than 300 pastors in Arizona was not enough for the Governor Brewer retract its threats to want to sign the bill and now will have to face the consequences of several lawsuits in Federal and State Court, which will consume million dollars of public money, "said the Rev. Miguel Rivera, Chairman of the National Board of Directors and CONLAMIC CONLAMIC Legal Defense Fund." Our complaint will be very similar to who filed in 2007 against the State of Oklahoma, with emphasis on the violation of constitutional separation of powers and the intrusion of a State Government in wanting to invade responsabiiidades that only matter for the Federal Government, as it is to execute laws awarded to immigrants and their presence in the country, "said attorney William Sanchez also the President of CONLAMIC-LDF." The sovereignty of our churches are in grave danger, being that over 37% of our parishioners are undocumented immigrants. To authorize the police to just suspect that a person is an illegal immigrant and proceed to request documents and arrest them, opens the door for abuse of racial profiling and the possibility that the arrests take place in our temples or departure of our brothers day of worship. We saw this in Oklahoma, "said Rev. Rivera also. CONLAMIC was successful in 2006 against a municipal ordinance in Riverside, NJ and holds an appeal in the 10th. Circuit Court in conjunction with the National American Chamber of Commerce against Oklahoma. "The Congress and Senate Chamber in Washington, should assume a posture of emergency and give way to debate immigration reform, after these incidents in Arizona. Nancy Pelosi should put aside their political fears and bring the full House a bill filed last December by Congressman Luis Gutierrez. Sen. Charles Schumer, must file a draft immediately, with or without the support of Republicans, that is fair and effective for millions of undocumented immigrants to settle their legal status in the country and fulfill the promise made by President Barack Obama to the Latino community. This is the best opportunity that President Obama has to honor his word and end with this dilemma every day more polarized and discriminatory social trauma causes in our communities, "concludes the Rev. Rivera.
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