[RED DEMOCRATICA] Coments.: Re: Border Wars [5 Attachments]

 

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Estimados compatriotas y amigos hispanos en general: Reciban mi respetuoso saludo. Hoy llego a mi correo este mensaje de una gran dama que marcho conmigo -por supuesto que con otros activistas mas y en pleno frio- el dia 10 de Diciembre del 2009. Ese dia se organizo una marcha para celebrar el dia de los derechos humanos, pero especialmente, el de los derechos de nuestros hermanos indocumentados. La carta basicamente pide que enviemos un correo a la National Geographic para evitar que pasen la serie: Guerra de la Frontera "Border Wars" este proximo 10 de Enero por considerarlo ofensivo para nuestros hermanos inmigrantes. La serie de alguna manera confundiria a la opinion publica porque envuelve asuntos de contrabando y narcotrafico. Tenemos miles y miles de amigos que cruzaron la frontera para lograr un futuro mejor y lo hicieron sin necesidad de hacer algo sucio. Les ruego a Ustedes que revisen los mensajes que vienen a continuacion. Gracias por darse el tiempo de leerlos. Humildemente, David Toledo, MA Activista Social Independiente Nota: Es un infinito orgullo saber que en este pais muchisimos "gringuitos" tienen un corazon que vale oro y que no todos estan en contra de una reforma de inmigracion. La relacion de Corry Gunson con el activismo a favor de una reforma de inmigracion se inicia cuando una de sus mejores amigas (mexicana) fue deportada y no pudo hacer nada para impedirlo. Mi experiencia con ella se inicia el 10 de Diciembre del 2009, ese dia, ella quedo un poco rezagada y yo me retraze un poco para agarrarla del brazo y caminar juntos un tramo, ahi fue que esta dama, que no habla castellano, me conto porque marchaba con nosotros. Realmente fue emocionante escucharla. Dios bendiga a todos los "gringuitos" como ella Hi David,   We met briefly at the walk for Human Rights Day in Newark. I was the gringita with the brown coat. ;) This is an email that I sent to Chia Chia. I am also sending it to everyone I know who might have an interest. I have family members who are Mexican so this is a very important issue to me. Please pass it along if you are as concerned as I am.   Corry Gunson   ________________________________________ From: glass aria [glassaria@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 6:19 PM To: Chia-Chia Wang Subject: From Corry Gunson Re: Border Wars Hi Chia Chia, I am concerned over a new upcoming series that has been advertised on National Geographic called Borders Wars.  The new series will begin Jan 10. It seems it will vilified "illegal aliens" , the majority of whom are Mexican people. They are lumped together as criminals with drug dealers and others. Even the title of the series is misleading. I don't see people who are attempting to find a way to work and feed their families as our "enemies" and I am not personally at war with them. I find it offensive that National Geographic depicts our neighbors, Mexican citizens, as our "enemy", as MY enemy! At a time when our Nation and President is trying to solve a very complex issue, it is appalling that a main stream and well respected organization like National Geographic is perpetuating more misleading information and hatred. This is simply unproductive at best. I have included some of the "statistics" that Nat-Geo has posted on it's site. You can also see the rather scarey photos of these aggressive looking military men dressed in war garments to attack our Mexican neighbors. There is even a mention of the Minute Men on the weekly TV advertisement. I am not certain how these vigilantes will be portrayed but I surely hope they are not glorified as patriotic. I feel that as a community we should speak out against this series. Perhaps each regional office of AFSC can send an email/fax/letter to National Geographic. Perhaps the affiliated community groups can join in also. Perhaps there is a chance it will not air. As always, thank you for the work that you do at AFSC. Sincerely, Corry Gunson From the National Geographic Site: "NO EASY TASK The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) uses an unmanned aircraft called the Predator B Drone to observe the border and convey information to the proper authorities. Even with the best technology, patrolling the border between the U.S. and Mexico is no easy job. *   The aircraft Predator B can stay at an altitude of 50,000 feet for up to 30 hours at a time. *   CBP oversees the flight plan for Predator B and passes information to in-field agents. *   CBP confiscates over 7,500 pounds of illegal drugs in a normal day. *   In 2007, CBP took control of more than 14,000 pounds of cocaine and nearly two million pounds of marijuana. If the confiscated drugs were sold on the street today, their value would amount to more than $1.5 billion. *   In 2007 alone, the U.S. CBP arrested 877,000 migrants who were trying to illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border. *   The CBP Office of Air and Marine Operations obtained its first UH-60 Black Hawk in the summer of 2009. The helicopter is used to observe the Arizona borders. *   Convicted criminals amounted to 27 percent of the arrests made in 2008. *   In 2008, the overwhelming majority of apprehensions occurred at the southwest border. More than 90 percent of the individuals detained were citizens of Mexico. *   In 2008, CBP found an average of 76 falsified documents every day. *   The nearly 2,000-mile-long border between the U.S. and Mexico has one of the highest volumes of border crossings in the world. " Read more: http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/border-wars/4431/Overview#tab-facts#ixzz0bgbQKTEB

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