My Perspective
by Vanessa Kritzer
on October 21, 2009
 As a newcomer to the LAWG team, and inside the beltway advocacy, I have
been surprised over the last few months to learn what it actually takes
to achieve the change we want. Before I started, I assumed that if we
could simply bring the facts about real people who are suffering as a
result of U.S. policies in countries like Mexico and Colombia, we could
make it happen. But it turns out that there's so much more that goes on
in DC every day than I could have anticipated.
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Actions Speak Louder Than Words for Mexico and Colombia
by Vanessa Kritzer, Lisa Haugaard, and Jennifer Johnson
on October 02, 2009
Actions speak louder than words.
This seems like a simple concept. But lately, the Obama Administration
and the State Department seem to have forgotten it when dealing with
Latin America. Despite serious human rights abuses by Colombian and
Mexican security forces alike, the State Department just went ahead and
declared that both countries were meeting the human rights requirements
needed in order to receive more U.S. military aid.
Click here to send a fax to Secretary of State Clinton asking her to stand up for human rights!
We Need Your Voice in the Mexico Debate
by Christa Schelter and Jenny Johnson
on May 19, 2009
You and I know that military hardware isn't the
solution to Mexico's challenges--and it sure isn't the way to acknowledge the
United States' "shared responsibility" for spiraling drug violence. We need to
act today.
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Senator DeMint's Wall of Dreams: A Border Nightmare
by Brian Erickson and Jennifer Johnson
on September 22, 2009
Do you remember Kevin Costner's blind determination in the movie Field of Dreams
to build a baseball field based on the direction of a mysterious voice?
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) has heard a similar voicing stating, "If you
build it, they won't come."
He wants a 700-mile wall of pedestrian fencing built along the
U.S.-Mexico border --a measure that will harm communities and the
environment of the borderlands and do nothing to fix our broken
immigration system.
Click here to help to stop this latest attempt to expand on the failed policy of constructing more walls along our SW border.
Border Legislation Introduced by Rep. Grijalva - Call Your Rep and Tell Them to Co-Sponsor HR 2076
by Christa Schelter and Jenny Johnson
on April 27, 2009
Last week Representative Raul Grijalva (AZ-7) introduced HR 2076, The Border Security and Responsibility Act of 2009. The purpose of this bill is to restore the rule of law to the borderlands, protect communities, federal lands, and wildlife habitat from the destructive impacts of the border wall.
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Forced Disappearances and Torture in Mexico
by Vanessa Kritzer and Jennifer Johnson
on August 11, 2009
Torture, illegal raids, and forced disappearances carried out by government soldiers with no accountability. Is this what we want our government to be funding in Mexico? No. Senator Patrick Leahy felt the same way.
If you want to support the effort to prioritize human rights in Mexico over military aid, click here.
President Obama - Stand Firm in Your Commitment to Immigration Reform
by Christa Schelter and Jenny Johnson
on April 10, 2009
Call or email President Obama and let him know that you support comprehensive immigration reform, humane border policy, and a new approach to Mexico that recognizes our country’s “shared responsibility” for violence plaguing Mexico.
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