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Urge Congress to reform unjust immigration laws!
Support S. 955
[7-18-01]
Unlike many dictatorships that operate on personal whim, the United
States is a nation of laws. And the Constitution requires that decisions
involving personal liberty may only be undertaken with great care --
with "due process of law." It is a principle that was meant to
apply equally to citizens and non-citizens alike.
Unfortunately, Congress undermined those basic principals in 1996 by
enacting severe anti-immigrant legislation. While the 1996 laws were
supposed to guard against terrorism and illegal immigration, some of the
harshest provisions had nothing to do with terrorism and were instead
directed at long-term lawful residents.
Some progress has been made to correct these laws through the courts. In
June 2001, the Supreme Court affirmed the fundamental rights of
immigrants to judicial review of INS decisions, to not have laws applied
retroactively in certain cases, and to not be detained indefinitely.
Still, much remains to be done. Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Sen. Bob
Graham (D-FL), have introduced S. 955, the "Immigration Fairness
Restoration Act of 2001," a bill that seeks to roll back the
remaining inequities of the 1996 laws.
SOURCE: ACLU
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Some blogs worth visiting |
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PVJ's
Facebook page
Mitch Trigger, PVJ's
Secretary/Communicator, has created a Facebook page where
Witherspoon members and others can gather to exchange news and
views. Mitch and a few others have posted bits of news, both
personal and organizational. But there’s room for more!
You can post your own news and views,
or initiate a conversation about a topic of interest to you. |
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Voices of Sophia blog
Heather Reichgott, who has created
this new blog for Voices of Sophia, introduces it:
After fifteen years of scholarship
and activism, Voices of Sophia presents a blog. Here, we present the
voices of feminist theologians of all stripes: scholars, clergy,
students, exiles, missionaries, workers, thinkers, artists, lovers
and devotees, from many parts of the world, all children of the God
in whose image women are made. .... This blog seeks to glorify God
through prayer, work, art, and intellectual reflection. Through
articles and ensuing discussion we hope to become an active and
thoughtful community. |
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John Harris’ Summit to
Shore blogspot
Theological and philosophical
reflections on everything between summit to shore, including
kayaking, climbing, religion, spirituality, philosophy, theology,
politics, culture, travel, The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), New
York City and the Queens neighborhood of Ridgewood by a progressive
New York City Presbyterian Pastor. John is a former member of the
Witherspoon board, and is designated pastor of North Presbyterian
Church in Flushing, NY. |
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John Shuck’s Shuck and Jive
A Presbyterian minister, currently
serving as pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Elizabethton,
Tenn., blogs about spirituality, culture, religion (both organized
and disorganized), life, evolution, literature, Jesus, and
lightening up. |
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Got more blogs to recommend?
Please
send a note, and we'll see what we can do! |
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Plan now for our 2010 Ghost Ranch
Seminar!
GHOST RANCH SEMINAR
July 26-August 1, 2010
WE’RE ALL IN
THIS TOGETHER
CONFRONTING THE STRUCTURES OF INJUSTICE |
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