Fuerza Migrante condemns murder of immigrant in Tulum, Mexico and demands justice
New York, March 29th, 2021
Fuerza Migrante condemns in the strongest possible terms the murder of Victoria Esperanza Salazar Arriaza, a Salvadorean immigrant who died over the weekend in Tulum, Quintana Roo, México, at the hands of the municipal police, and calls for a thorough investigation so that those responsible can face justice.
“We join our voices with those of other civil organizations inside and outside Mexico so that Salazar Arriaza’s crime does not go unpunished. We expect that those responsible will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” the Binational Council of Fuerza Migrante stated.
Mexican Federal and state authorities are no strangers to the abuses of migrants and in particular those suffered by Mexicans in the United States. It is only fair that they proceed expeditiously to determine the reason or reasons for the abuse by police in Tulum that caused Ms. Salazar Arraiza’s death.
In the visible excessive use of force, four municipal police officers, three men and a woman in Tulum, arrested the 36-year-old Salvadorean mother of two children last Saturday, and provoked her death.
A recent report by Amnesty International accused Quintana Roo’s state police of physical and sexual abuse against women protesting domestic and gender violence, as well as femicides in the state.
Fuerza Migrante Welcomes Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill by Senator Menéndez and Congresswoman Sánchez
Washington, D.C. February 18th, 2021
Fuerza Migrante warmly welcomes President Joe Biden’s comprehensive immigration reform plan, unveiled today and as he promised both during his campaign to the White House and in his inauguration address.
The proposed “US Citizenship Act of 2021” was introduced today by democratic Senator Robert Menéndez and Congresswoman Linda Sánchez, also a democrat, and one of several legislators with Mexican ancestry in Congress. It is the most ambitious plan to overhaul the United States’ immigration system in over three decades.
The introduction of the bill is the latest action taken by the Biden Administration on immigration issues, which include a set of Executive Orders to revert some of the cruel and draconian immigration policies of his predecessor.
The US Citizenship Act of 2021 “represents the progressive and inclusive vision that built the United States, and Fuerza Migrante has committed itself to working wholeheartedly with the Executive and Legislative branch of government, as well as with other civil society organizations, so that it is enacted into law”, the Binational Council of Fuerza Migrante stated.
The bill would extend legal status and citizenship to 11 million undocumented migrants, beneficiaries of TPS and the DACA program (Dreamers), and some workers, considered essential more than ever due to the COVID19 pandemic, as well as thousands of refugees under threat of being deported, among other measures.
Fuerza Migrante is convinced that the protection to these groups of people, among the most vulnerable in society, is key to America’s economic recovery. It is also an opportunity so that millions can fully contribute to the country and so that they can go about their lives without having to hide for fear of being deported.
Along with over 230 community leaders and other civil society organizations working with Mexican communities in the US, Fuerza Migrante has launched its nation-wide campaign “MexUnidosXlaReforma” (Mexicans United for Reform) to contribute and make sure the proposed legislation becomes law.
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Both organizations signed a binational collaboration agreement to open-up opportunities and empower migrants and their families, through access to productive development projects in Mexico, as well as tools to facilitate bilingual education and a path to a social net.
The Republican government of Donald J. Trump continues to inflict pain and cruelty to the more than 700,000 beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, terrorizing them, their families and their communities.
Fuerza Migrante reiterates its condemnation of the White House latest attempt to neutralize DACA, all but signaling its intention to end it in a year, after their stunning defeat in the U.S. Supreme Court last month.
The White House announced on Tuesday that it will replace the full program with an abbreviated version that will deny any new applications and renew the validity of those in DACA for one more year only, instead of two, which was the norm up until now.
This already three-year attempt to destroy the lives of DACA recipients will continue to be fought in the courts and we are certain that we will persevere.
We pledge our full support to all those civil society organizations that are taking concrete legal steps to stop this attacks against Dreamers.
DACA remains a bipartisan issue and as such we call upon legislators on both sides of the aisle in the Senate to pass the American Dream and Promise Act, already passed in the House last year. The legislation will provide permanent protection for Dreamers.
The youth commission of the binational movement Fuerza Migrante successfully carried out its first virtual forum to discuss the rights and challenges of binational youth in Mexico-United States.
The topics discussed were: Undocumented, DACA youth, Binational Identity, naturalized migrants, returning migrants, citizens with dual nationality, links through education with youth in Mexico, civic participation, development of new leadership, electronic voting and linking migrants to their place of origin.
The speakers highlighted their experience based on their immigration status and the great challenge to achieve to organize and integrate naturally as binational leaders.
According to John Hopkins University figures, coronavirus cases have risen 65 percent over the past two weeks. As of this past weekend, there were over 2.5 million cases of infected people in the United States, and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimates….
Fuerza Migrante and Visit México today announced a strategic partnership devoted to generating and producing innovative mechanisms for the promotion of tourism and investment from the United States into Mexico.
As part of the effort, Visit Mexico and Fuerza Migrante will engage the migrant and Mexican American communities, so that they can be an integral part of this initiative, becoming ambassadors for the campaign….
The coronavirus and the ensuing COVID-19 crisis it´s stillpretty much a MASSIVE PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM throughout the United States and tens of other countries, including México.
According to John Hopkins University figures, coronavirus cases have risen 65 percent over the past two weeks. As of this past weekend, there were over 2.5 million cases of infected people in the United States, and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimates….
The US census is underway after the forced adjustment of operations and dates due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact in all public activities in the nation.
The temporary suspension and readjustment of mechanisms to fulfill some aspects of the census -namely, counting in person or door-to-door- is designed to protect the health and security of the public, including all census workers.
Fuerza Migrante welcomes today’s landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court that rejected president Donald Trump’s administration’s repeated attempts to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), that have put the lives of about 700,000 beneficiaries in danger.
“Over the last three years those youngsters benefited by DACA have been living in the legal limbo derived
Fuerza Migrante welcomes today’s landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court that rejected president Donald Trump’s administration’s repeated attempts to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), that have put the lives of about 700,000 beneficiaries in danger.
“Over the last three years those youngsters benefited by DACA have been living in the legal limbo derived