Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles

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DHS makes Secure Communities nationwide, no opt-out (so far). Lofgren, ACLU, NAKASEC, FIRM, CHIRLA, ICIRR, MIRA, Frank Sharry, NIF outraged. - 08/08/11

... “enforcement only” policies. CHIRLA (Coalition for Human Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles, allegedly has collaborated with the Mexican government): California and Los Angeles is the home of immigrants and ICE has no business introducing this toxic organism into the Golden State. Rather than truly reforming S-Comm, ICE is busy spinning wool to put over the eyes of the community. Illinois Coalition...

DHS revises Secure Communities to enable illegal immigration (John Morton, ACLU, CHIRLA, NDLON, NIF, AILA, NYT, Ammiano) - 06/20/11

... Liberties Union of California, CHIRLA, the California Immigrant Policy Center, and the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) released a joint statement [2]: "We are deeply disappointed by the inadequacy of the Administration’s response to the mounting body of evidence that the ‘Secure’ Communities program is damaging public safety and ensnaring community members. The painful stories of...

Michael Steele, extremist and Mexico-linked illegal immigration supporters to meet March 31 (after sit-in) - 03/30/10

... Blagojevich)... * Xiomara Corpeno of CHIRLA, a group that has allegedly collaborated with the Mexican government... * Christine Neumann-Ortiz of Wisconsin's Voces de la Frontera (intimidated a politician by surrounding their house; opposed an immigration raid that no doubt freed up jobs for Americans; said a citizenship test is like a poll tax)... * Tony Asion of El Pueblo North Carolina (group...

Xavier Becerra laughs about saying Pledge of Allegiance at RI4A/CHIRLA/SEIU meeting - 02/23/10

... hall and apparently involved CHIRLA. The banners are from the Reform Immigration for America group. American Patrol says the lady behind the lectern looks to be Angelica Salas, but she's at this moment unidentified (it's Salas; see the update). UPDATE: From twitter.com/AriDavid2010/status/9581344159: Huffpo proof that cong becerra lied on fox SIEU mtg start time and pledge tape not out of...

CIPC bogus immigration study: "immigrants" pay their way, more likely to be employed - 01/28/10

... organizations that make up the CIPC are CHIRLA, the National Immigration Law Center, the Asian Pacific American Legal Center, and the Services Immigrant Rights Education Network. The first has allegedly collaborated with the Mexican government, and the second is affiliated with the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

Tides Foundation awards three advocates for illegal immigration; two links to the Mexican government - 09/01/09

... government: * Angelica Salas of CHIRLA, the Fair Immigrant Rights Movement, and Reform Immigration for America. The first group has allegedly collaborated with the Mexican government. * Jose Artemio Arreola, political director for the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. Both he and the president of that organization serve on the board of the Institute for Mexicans Abroad, an...

Immigration Reform Advocates Receive JBL Awards From Tides - 09/01/09

"Reform Immigration For America": business, labor, CAP, NCLR, CHIRLA begin new push; summit, townhall meeting; John Quigley - 06/01/09

A new group called "Reform Immigration For America" recently launched in order to push for comprehensive immigration reform, aka amnesty. They're a coalition of business, labor, and far-left/racial power groups; see their slick site here: reformimmigrationforamerica.org. A surprising variety of amnesty hacks this side of raving extremist (or thereabouts) is involved with their organization; see [...

Obama transition met with CHIRLA (group allegedly linked to Mexican government) - 01/22/09

... Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA) and one of several immigrant activists who met with Obama's transition team in recent weeks, said he was very optimistic based on its response. Still, he said, demonstrations remain necessary. That's interesting because CHIRLA allegedly has worked with the Mexican government, although none of the MSM sources who've quoted them have seen fit to try to...

Rights Working Group wants immigration enforcement moratorium and much more (ACLU, NCLR, 248 others) - 01/09/09

The Asian American Justice Center runs the Rights Working Group, a coalition of over 250 leftwing groups, and they have a petition calling on Barack Obama to in effect not do immigration enforcement. They want a "moratorium" while the subject of raids and the like is "studied", but everyone knows what that means. Since there are so many groups, the full roster is here. The main groups are listed...

FIRM, CHIRLA, NYIC demand Obama stops raids, grants amnesty; will march in DC on January 21, 2009 - 11/12/08

... and their member organization CHIRLA. The latter has allegedly collaborated with the Mexican government, and another member group is headed by someone who belongs to an advisory council to that government. Other attendees included the New York Immigration Coalition and the National Capital Immigration Coalition/National Capitol Immigration Coalition/National Capital Immigrant Coalition.

Immigration march organizers have foreign links - 08/15/08

... May 1 Los Angeles marches was CHIRLA (Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles), a group that has allegedly collaborated with the Mexican government. They're also a member of the We Are America Alliance with several other groups. Appeared at a press conference with other groups (Fearing Backlash, Some Immigration Activists Aren't Backing Boycott). 6. The Irish Lobby for Immigration...

CCC offers DREAM Act PIIPP in press release form - 09/19/07

... see Corpeno - at that time with CHIRLA, a group that's allegedly collaborated with the Mexican government - on this (youtube.com/watch?v=CT6RkaWtei8) video where she basically states that Mexicans and others have a right to migrate to the U.S. at will. UPDATE: The title originally said this was from CHIRLA, but that's just the organization Corpeno was previously with and with which CCC is...

Elvira Arellano arrested by "La Migra"! - 08/19/07

... paragraph of the article notes that CHIRLA ("Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles"; allegedly has collaborated with the Mexican government) is urging people to express their outrage... by calling Julie Myers of ICE. La Opinion - always willing to help out - even includes her phone number. Note to GOP and Dem politicians: wouldn't supporting Elvira be a great way to reach out to...

Ezra Klein, useful idiot - 05/31/07

... with the Mexican government (CHIRLA) * Another that's headed by someone who serves on a Mexican government advisory council (Juan Salgado of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights; see the letter he wrote to Vicente Fox) * Another that funds extremists (National Council of La Raza) * Another that's partly funded by the Irish government (Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform) From...

Amy Goodman ignores Mexico links of illegal immigration march organizers - 05/03/07

... Immigrant Rights in Los Angeles (CHIRLA). * Jorge Mujica, former journalist and union organizer and one of the lead organizers for immigrant rights protests in Chicago. He has worked for La Raza, Univision, and Telemundo, and has been involved in union organizing in both the US and in Mexico. As did Peter Prengaman, she fails to note that the first group has allegedly collaborated with the...

May Day 2007: Peter Prengaman ignores Mexico links - 05/01/07

... Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA). "They won't have the courage to resolve a major situation for millions of people." ..."They announced the decision first and then they called us to consult us," said Jorge Mujica, a spokesman for Chicago's March 10 Movement group. "It doesn't make sense." The first group has allegedly collaborated with the Mexican government. The second person is an...

Night of 1,000 Conversations (including 900 Useful Idiots) - 03/23/07

The "Rights Working Group" is trying to organize Moveon-style house parties throughout the U.S. on Thursday, April 5, 2007, supposedly to support due process in our immigration system. In fact, it appears to be a backdoor way to promote immigration "reform", aka a massive amnesty. And, some of the organizers lined up are linked to the Mexican government. Details here: rightsworkinggroup.org/?q=...

March 25 Coalition flyer - 03/18/07

... Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA) Association Tepayac de New York BAYAN-USA Border Social Forum Boston May Day Coalition California Peace & Freedom Party Centro Obrero (Michigan) Chris Silvera, Secretary Treasurer Local 808 Teamsters Comite Pro-Amnistia y Justicia Social Cynthia McKinney, former member of Congress Elvira Arellano in Adelberto Central Methodist Church Emma...

Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform ready to push amnesty - 03/13/07

... Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA, allegedly has collaborated with the Mexican government) * Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (linked to various Illinois politicians and much, much more. Their president is a member of the Institute for Mexicans Abroad's advisory council to the Mexican president. He helped organize the big marches in Chicago, and after the first he sent a...

Groups Call for 'A Day Without an Immigrant' - 02/21/07

... includes Hermandad Mexicana, CHIRLA, Amigos de Orange (Friends of Orange), and MEChA, among others, broadcast the boycott during the nation wide demonstrations that took place on April 10. The MEChA support probably refers to one or more of their chapters.

"Declaration of Los Angeles" (city council-approved pro-illegal immigration resolution) - 12/13/06

The Anti-Defamation League, their Latino-Jewish Roundtable, and several other groups have convinced the Los Angeles City Council to sign the "Declaration of Los Angeles", a far-left resolution that claims to support human rights for "immigrants", but which is little more than a resolution in support of illegal immigration, couched in the expected doublespeak. Next year they're going to try to get...

Immigration march organizers have foreign links - 09/01/06

... May 1 Los Angeles marches was CHIRLA ("Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles") [11], a group that has allegedly collaborated with the Mexican government. They're also a member of the We Are America alliance with several other groups. [12] [13] [14]. They are also in the National Capital Immigration Coalition with the ICIRR, also a member of the WAAA. 5. The Irish Lobby for...

Links between the Democratic Party and the Mexican government - 04/22/06

Many Democratic politicians and pundits supported the recent illegal immigration marches, and some Democratic politicians appeared at some of the rallies or even helped organize some of them. And, some other organizers of the rallies have various kinds of links to the government of Mexico. While that's not enough to claim that the Democratic Party has direct links to the Mexican government, they...

Illegal immigration supporters split over May 1 boycott - 04/20/06

... feature. We're also informed that CHIRLA - alleged at the link above to have collaborated with the Mexican government - is going to try to get illegal aliens to perform community service as a way of softening you up: "It is critical for us, that we really, as we move forward, take actions that are embraced by the American public, that touch the hearts and minds of the American public, that they...

Floridians: ask John McCain questions he can't answer! - 02/20/06

... Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA, allegedly has links to the Mexican government) * Illinois Coalition for Immigration and Refugee Rights * National Council of La Raza ("National Council of The Race") * National Immigration Forum New York Immigration Coalition

"Rights Groups Take On Deportation Program" - 08/30/04

A new joint program from the U.S. and Mexico flies some deported illegal aliens back into central Mexico, rather than dropping them off at a border city. The L.A. Times reports that so-called "rights groups" are up in arms about this new program. To get the plane ride, the alien has to waive his rights to a hearing. And, no coincidence at all, no hearing means no immigration lawyer to pay. As...