Most immigrant rights organizations consider the term illegal alien to be derogatory and legally wrong. As such, as an immigrant myself and an AIRC board member; I ‘m happy to declare the new leaders of the Austin Immigrant Rights Connection. Our combined years of arranging and experience represent over 15 years of serving and working for our community in Austin. Current immigration policy powers the law to break and turn a blind eye to practices that are illegal, or confront unfair competition.
This protection will limit an unscrupulous company’s ability to intimidate a worker exercising her or his workplace rights. This Won’t transform; rather, we are more focused than ever on ensuring the immigrant community is treated with respect and the dignity we deserve to fight with policies like S-Comm, now PEP Comm. Comprehensive immigration reform must include provisions to guarantee families can stay together without fear that their family members may be deported.
As such, as an immigrant myself and an AIRC board member; I ‘m happy to announce the new leaders of the Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition. Our combined years of organizing and expertise represent over 15 years of serving and working for our community in Austin. Present immigration policy powers the law to break and turn a blind eye to practices that are illegal, or confront unfair competition.