Undated document from Pueblo Sin Fronteras

link: somosunpueblo.com/Unify_and_Focus.html

UNIFY AND FOCUS OUR MOVEMENT NOW !

Emma Lozano, presidente Pueblo sin Fronteras

Elvira Arellano, presidente La Familia Latina Unida

...We have supported self-determination and opposed assimilation into this nation's individualistic, imperialistic values. We have taught that our people did not come here because of the American Dream but because of what the American nightmare did to our countries of origin. We have asserted that 'our demand to be here and to be fully enfranchised here is a right not a privilige and a destiny of our people to transform this nation.

...Our popular coalition brought 'the militancy of resistance and sanctuary in the faith community and forced the religious community to come forward in the legislative struggle.

...The third alternative also will legalize almost all of undocumented and their families and provide for the security, dignity and empowerment of millions of our people 'so that we can continue the struggle in the years to come.

...We want the inclusion of the Serrano bill...

...Our demand is simple: not one family separated, not one child left behind. 'Our message of attack is simple: the republicans are anti-family and their proposed system of labor is racist. Our lever of power is simple: Latinos will not vote for republicans. – or democrats that do not vote with us. We will vote against all republicans and will run independent candidates against democrats who oppose us.

...The guest worker program is a reality we must face if we are to ahieve legalization. 'We must whittle it down this year and eliminate it in years to come.

...'We can weaken some of the provisions in the Flake-Gutierrez compromise in the House Judiciary committee. This is already going to happen because of the make-up of the judiciary committee.

THE FOCUS OF OUR STRUGGLE IS THE DIGNITY AND UNITY OF THE FAMILY, 'TO EXPOSE THE REPUBLICANS IN THEIR OWN CONTRADICTIONS AND TO PUT BACKBONE INTO THE DEMOCRATS. WE SHOULD THROW OUR WEIGHT AND THE WEIGHT OF THE LATINO VOTE BEHIND THE STRIVE ACT FROM THIS PERSPECTIVE.

...WW SHOULD PREPARE TO MARCH ON WASHINGTON IN JUNE IN RESPONSE TO THE BILL THAT PASSES THE SENATE SO THAT THE HOUSE RESPONSE IS STRONG AND THE HOUSE IS STRENGTHENED IN THE CONFERENCE NEGOTIATION.

We had the most successful march in the nation in Chicago on May Day. It was difficult to achieve unity. The legislative coalition – the unions, the Catholic hierarchy, the funded organizations – they did not oppose us but they did not mobilize. We did it from the grassroots. We had differences of opinion and differences of personalities and differences of political agendas. Some people think that fighting for their position of leadership is more important than fighting for our people. Some people think it is more important to let small 'white led leftist organizations confuse our message than it is to let the undocumented speak for themselves and to bring our Latino Elected officials into our popular coalition in spite of the fac that some of our brothers want to use the struggle for the own political ambitions.

...And we must be committed to 'continue the struggle after the bill is passed.

...This is the position of Pueblo Sin Fronteras/La Familia Latina Unida... This is the position of Elvira Arellano...