Apr 24

Some truckers plan boycott over Arizona immigration law SB-1070

By PMC Border News, Immigration Reform, The Border View Comments

Some Mexican American truckers plan boycott of Arizona in protest to the passage of SB-1070, a draconian and illegal law that sets civil rights back 50 years.

Some Mexican American truckers plan boycott of Arizona in protest to the passage of SB-1070, a draconian and illegal law that sets civil rights back 50 years.

WASHINGTON — Two or three times a week, truck driver Jesus Serrano hauls loads of Mexican-grown produce from warehouses in Nogales, Ariz. , which is just across the U.S.- Mexico border, to distribution centers in Los Angeles .

Serrano plans to stop making the trip now that Arizona Republican Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a stringent anti-illegal immigration bill into law, however, and he’s recruited other truckers to join him.

Serrano, the independent owner-operator of a Los Angeles -based trucking company, said that about 70 drivers based in California and Arizona had agreed to stop moving loads into or out of Arizona in protest of the new law. He hopes to get 200 truckers on board for a five-day boycott that will start within 48 hours of the bill’s signing.
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May 09

DHS Secretary Napolitano endorses the DREAM ACT

By PMC General, Immigration Reform Comments Off

napolitanoJanet Napolitano says she supported the DREAM Act as the governor of Arizona, and she supports it now — as secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

The DREAM Act is a bill that would give undocumented students who want to go to college or serve in the military opportunities to become legal U.S. residents.

Napolitano was asked about the bill Wednesday during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington on immigration and border enforcement.

“This is one of those areas that everyone wants the immigration laws enforced, but also deal with the human issues that arise here. … The DREAM Act is a good piece of legislation and a good idea,” Napolitano said.

Advocacy groups for comprehensive immigration reform, like America’s Voice, hailed the comments, calling them a sign that the administration wants action on new immigration laws this year.

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