Activistas de SONG, una organización
LGTBQ de base localizada en el sur de EE UU, comentan las implicaciones
de las fronteras de raza, clase y sexualidad para la gente inmigrante.
El vídeo ha sido realizado en medio del debate sobre la reforma
migratoria, que ha pasado al Congreso de mayoría republicana. La
largamente pospuesta reforma para regularizar a cerca de 11 millones de
personas indocumentadas fue una de las promesas que aupó a Obama al
poder en 2008.
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Queering Immigration #queerimmigration
We at SONG have followed the tide of the national immigration debate
as it rose and fell, making its way from the streets of our cities to
the farming fields of the rural South; from the small town
Immigrant-owned shops to our temples, churches and mosques. We watched
it heat up and try to make its way towards a reform solution in line
with our people's demand for an Immigrant justice. This is a justice
that acknowledges the reality of daily mass deportations, countless
families separated and of over 11 million undocumented people emerging
out of the shadows to tell the story of our collective struggle. The
reality is hundreds and thousands of our children are graduating from
high schools all across this country only to work minimum wage jobs
because they are banned from attending colleges and universities.
We face a historic moment where collective struggle has seeded a
demand for true justice. We watch as the debate makes its way to
Washington, DC, where it is translated into a proposal for $6 Billion
dollars to militarize an already militarized border, while
simultaneously funding a plan that whittles away at the number of people
who qualify for legal residency. This has made us reflect on what lies
ahead for the Immigrant Rights movement as we get clear about our wins,
our compromises, and what is left to be done.
What is undeniable is that our people have struggled to make this
moment come to fruition: from the Dreamers demanding the passage of the
Dream Act, to Undocuqueers coming out as all of ourselves to both
immigrant and Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans & Queer communities. From
mass mobilizations demanding Immigration reform to organizing against
the criminalization of undocumented people, people of color and
immigrant people—it’s the people that make movements happen.
We offer this video as a love letter to our Immigrant communities,
LGBTQ communities, and communities of color about our inter-connected
destinies.
On the Fourth of July, SONG knows real independence is
inter-dependence. Real independence requires community beyond
citizenship. For all those who live between and beyond borders of all
kinds, this one is for you.
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Fuente fotografía: https://n-1.cc/photos/image/570300/no-mas-violencia-contra-migrantes-lgtb
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