I didn't have time to read it all, but the new immigrant bill is horrible, and probably driven by racism and ethnocentrism to say the least. I draw this opinion from my moderately informed view of the issue and from the discussions I've had from some Salvadoreños down here.
As a side note, there are approximately 3 million adult Salvoadoreños working in the United States, or so I was informed by my Spanish teacher down here. Put that in perspective with less than 6 million people, including people of all ages, living within the country of El Salvador. Put that in perspective with our military and economic interventions within the country in the past half a century in order to understand it better.
The picture to the right is of Chicago city streets packed with the over 100,000 people protesting the new immigrant bill. The pic was in the Chicago Tribune last week and was sent to me by a former community organizer in Chicago. Two other pics can be viewed here: (Pic 1, Pic 2). There was also an article in the Chicago Tribune on the subject which I heard was good but didn't read. She also forwarded me the link for Immigrant Solidarity, a non-profit of interest here.
In solidarity, peace, and self-education...
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