Action Center - Latin America Working Group

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!

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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.

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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.

:2009, Action Alerts, Jennifer Johnson, Mexico, Vanessa Kritzer

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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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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