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CALL STATE REPS. TO VOICE OPPOSITION TO
COPYCAT ANTI-SHARIA TYPE BILL
Michigan House Bill 4769 was recently introduced by a number of state representatives. Even though the word Sharia is omitted, the language of this bill is a replica of other Anti-Sharia bills that have been passed or sought to have been passed in other states.
These bills have been primarily authored by the anti-Muslim bigot David Yerushalmi, who the Anti-Defamation League has said, “Yerushalmi is the founder and president of the Society of Americans for National Existence (SANE), a “think tank” that has published anti-Muslim, anti-immigration, and anti-black materials, as well as New World Order-style conspiracy theories.”
HB 4769 does nothing to protect our legal institutions but only contributes to the growing climate of fear mongering against the American Muslim community which marginalizes and cast suspicion upon loyal Americans
Contact your local State Representative especially if you live in a district of one of the co-sponsors districts and ask them to withdraw their support (if they’re a sponsor) or vote against this bill. (see co-sponsors here at the top of the bill)
Click here to see the co-sponsors of the bill. Co-Sponsors are listed at the top of the bill starting with Rep. Agema.
All Troy, Rochester, Bloomfield and residents please do your part and contact your representatives some of which who have sponsored this bill! NOW IS THE TIME TO ACT. 3 SIMPLE STEPS!
CALL SCRIPTS
(If your State Rep. is a sponsor of the bill, use this script)
Hello,
My name is [ _____ ] and I am a concerned resident of District [Fill in District #] .It has come to my attention that Rep. [ Fill in State Rep.] is a sponsor of House Bill 4769 “The Restriction of Application of Foreign Laws Act”.
This bill is a replica of other Anti-Sharia bills that have been passed or sought to have been passed in other states which have been authored by the anti-black racist David Yerushalmi, who the Anti-Defamation League has said, “Yerushalmi is the founder and president of the Society of Americans for National Existence (SANE), a “think tank” that has published anti-Muslim, anti-immigration, and anti-black materials, as well as New World Order-style conspiracy theories”.
This bill contributes to the growing climate of fear mongering against the American Muslim community which marginalizes and cast suspicion upon loyal Americans.
This bill will also potentially stifle business development by creating unnecessary legal hurdles for international business investors and the state of Michigan.
As a citizen who lives in [Rep. Fill in State Rep.] I urge [Rep.___ ] to withdraw his support for this Anti-Muslim, Anti-Business bill (If your State Rep. is not a sponsor of the bill, use this script)
Hello,
My name is [ _____ ] and I am a concerned resident of District [Fill in District #] .It has come to my attention that Rep. Agema has sponsored of House Bill 4769 “The Restriction of Application of Foreign Laws Act”.
This bill is a replica of other Anti-Sharia bills that have been passed or sought to have been passed in other states which have been authored by the anti-black racist David Yerushalmi, who the Anti-Defamation League has said, “Yerushalmi is the founder and president of the Society of Americans for National Existence (SANE), a “think tank” that has published anti-Muslim, anti-immigration, and anti-black materials, as well as New World Order-style conspiracy theories”.
This bill contributes to the growing climate of fear mongering against the American Muslim community which marginalizes and cast suspicion upon loyal Americans.
This bill will also potentially stifle business development by creating unnecessary legal hurdles for international business investors and the state of Michigan.
As a citizen who lives in [Rep. Fill in State Rep.] I urge [Rep.___ ] to vote no for House Bill 4769 “The Restriction of Application of Foreign Laws Act”. Letters to Send to State Reps.
(If your State Rep. is a sponsor of the bill, email and mail this letter)
Dear [Rep. Knollenberg] <– Insert Your State Rep.
As a concerned resident of your district I would like to address you concerning House Bill 4769 “The Restriction of Application of Foreign Laws Act.”
House Bill 4769 is a replica of other Anti-Sharia bills that have been passed or sought to have been passed in other states which have been authored by the anti-black racist David Yerushalmi, who the Anti-Defamation League has said, “Yerushalmi is the founder and president of the Society of Americans for National Existence (SANE), a “think tank” that has published anti-Muslim, anti-immigration, and anti-black materials, as well as New World Order-style conspiracy theories”.
This bill creates a false threat and contributes to a growing climate of fear mongering against the American Muslim community which marginalizes and cast suspicion upon loyal Americans.
This bill will also potentially stifle business development by creating unnecessary legal complexities between international business investors, companies, and corporations with the state of Michigan.
As a concerned citizen and resident of your district I ask that you withdraw your support of this bill which seeks to marginalize and cast suspicion on loyal Americans and does nothing to protect our legal institutions.
Sincerely.
NAME
ADDRESS (If your State Rep. is not a sponsor of the bill, email and mail this letter)
Dear [Rep. Knollenberg] <– Insert Your State Rep.
As a concerned resident of your district I would like to address you concerning House Bill 4769 “The Restriction of Application of Foreign Laws Act” which has been introduced by State Rep. Agema
House Bill 4769 is a replica of other Anti-Sharia bills that have been passed or sought to have been passed in other states which have been authored by the anti-black racist David Yerushalmi, who the Anti-Defamation League has said, “Yerushalmi is the founder and president of the Society of Americans for National Existence (SANE), a “think tank” that has published anti-Muslim, anti-immigration, and anti-black materials, as well as New World Order-style conspiracy theories”.
This bill creates a false threat and contributes to a growing climate of fear mongering against the American Muslim community which marginalizes and cast suspicion upon loyal Americans.
This bill will also potentially stifle business development by creating unnecessary legal complexities between international business investors, companies, and corporations with the state of Michigan.
As a concerned citizen and resident of your district I ask that you vote no for HB 4679 “The Restriction of Application of Foreign Laws Act”.
Sincerely.
NAME
ADDRESS |
Tag Archives: Immigration
Detroit Congressman says he’s proud to be son of illegal immigrant
July 1, 2011
By Niraj Warikoo
U.S. Rep. Hansen Clarke (D-Detroit) told a crowd last night in Detroit that he was proud to be the son of an illegal immigrant.
Speaking at a forum about racial profiling of Latinos, Clarke — whose late father immigrated from what is now Bangladesh — said:
“I’m the son of an undocumented immigrant — and I’m proud to say that.”
Clarke spoke at the forum Thursday night along with U.S. Rep. John Conyers (D-Detroit). It was organized by AIR, Alliance for Immigrants Rights, to address concerns about profiling of local Latinos by federal agents.
Elected last year, Clarke is the first U.S. Congressman of Bangladeshi descent. He said at the forum that “we are a nation of immigrants,” noting the contributions of Latino immigrants to southwest Detroit.
After the hearing, Clarke told the Free Press that his father was “more than likely undocumented” when he came to the US. His father immigrated in the 1930s from pre-Partition India, then under British rule, and died in 1965.
The hearing was held at Hope of Detroit Academy, a school that was targeted March 31 by federal agents who went after parents as they were dropping off kids at school. The incident prompted the Department of Homeland Security to launch an investigation into the actions of the agents. A union representative has said the agents acted properly.
Also attending Thursday’s hearing were U.S. Attorney for Eastern Michigan Barbara McQuade, and representatives from the ACLU, Wayne County Prosecutor’s office, Hassan Jaber, executive director for the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services, and Dawud Walid, executive director of the Michigan branch of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
Panel: Immigrants are big plus for places like Detroit
http://peoplesworld.org/panel-immigrants-are-big-plus-for-places-like-detroit/
Panel: Immigrants are big plus for places like Detroit
by: John Rummel
May 3 2011
HAMTRAMCK, Mich. – Did you know Southeast Michigan is home to 365,000 foreign-born residents, the second largest foreign-born population in the Great Lakes region? In addition, while Census reports show Detroit and Michigan losing population, the immigrant population of Southeast Michigan continues to grow.
Those 365,000 are part of the largest concentration of Arab people outside the Middle East, as well as the largest concentrations of Albanians and Macedonians outside their native countries. Significant Indian American, Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Mexican, African, Southeast Asian and Caribbean populations are here as well.
An April 26 panel discussion at the Hamtramck Public Library brought out those facts and many more. It was titled “Rolling Out the Welcome Mat: Detroit as a Global Community.”
Contrary to anti-immigrant hysteria, immigrants do not “take jobs,” former state Rep. Steve Tobocman, author of a 2010 Global Detroit study, told the gathering.
In what can only suggest good news for this job-hungry area, Tobocman said areas of the country with growing immigrant populations are those with the lowest unemployment rates. The 2010 study he wrote, funded by New Economy Initiative, the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce, and the Skillman Foundation, found that Southeast Michigan’s foreign-born residents “provide enormous contributions to the region’s economic growth and will play a key role in our economic future.”
However panelists pointed out that as large as the immigrant population is here, rates of economic growth are lagging other areas of the country.
Nadia Tonova of the National Network for Arab American Communities said 497,000 Arab Americans are living here and many came because of family. Unfortunately, she said, prospective future immigrants to the area are now thinking twice.
Part of the reason, Tonova said, is the hostile anti-immigrant atmosphere created by measures introduced in the Republican-dominated state legislature. These include Arizona-type racial profiling legislation, an English-only bill, and an E-verify bill that requires verification of immigration status through a flawed federal database.
Similar concerns were voiced by Maria Elena Rodriguez, a community activist in Southwest Detroit. While that community has rich history of Mexican immigration dating back to the beginning of the last century, the region has not seen the growth in Latinos seen in other parts of the Midwest and nation, she said.
Rodriguez and others pointed to an atmosphere of fear that has developed in Southwest Detroit. Ryan Bates of the Alliance for Immigrants Rights and Reform said the Detroit Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) office is completely out of control. He cited recent ICE actions that have terrorized the immigrant community, including laying siege to an elementary school as parents were dropping off their children, warrantless searches, and denying medical care to a pregnant mother while in detention.
Bates said, “You have 11 million undocumented people in this country, paying taxes and the reality is you cannot deport them. You need a path to citizenship.”
Dawud Walid, of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, pointed to differences in how immigrants are treated, saying “ICE vehicles are not found in every community.” He noted what he called the “demeaning” FBI practice of offering some Muslims help on their immigration status only if they agree to become FBI informants in their mosques.
Another obstacle faced by immigrants was brought up Seydi Sarr, artistic director of the Rowe Niodior African Dance Company, who is from Senegal. She described the cost, time and resulting frustration of trying to maintain legal status or acquiring citizenship.
Sarr said it can take six to seven years and upwards of $10,000 in lawyer and application fees to become a legal resident.
She eloquently expressed what many immigrants feel: “We are here, we are participating, you don’t have to see my papers to welcome me.”
The panelists made the point that the lack of a “welcome” curtails the ability of immigrants to help grow the economy. All of us lose as a result.
The event was co-sponsored by Detroit online magazine Model D and public radio station WDET, and presented by Michigan State Housing Development Authority and the City of Hamtramck.
Photo: Panelists at the April 26 event, “Rolling Out the Welcome Mat: Detroit as a Global Community,” at the Hamtramck Public Library. PW/John Rummel
Discussing AZ style immigration bill proposed in MI
I will be appearing on the Angelo Henderson Show this morning around 10 a.m. on 1200 AM to discuss MI HB 4305, which is an Arizona style immigration bill that will allow law enforcement to question individuals about the citizenship or immigration status.
Listen live streaming by going to link below:
Say No To Arizona Type Profiling Law in Michigan
CALL GOV SYNDER TO OPPOSE ARIZONA STYLE PROFILING BILL
Last week, Michigan House Bill 4305 was introduced by a number of state representatives, which would replicate a bill passed last summer in Arizona that gave local and state law enforcement power to question persons regarding their immigration status.
The passage of HB 4305 would thus allow police forces to enforce federal immigration law to question persons who may not appear to look or sound “American.” If HB 4305 becomes law, it would provide police officers justification to profile individuals based upon physical features or religious attire (i.e. hijab, niqab, thawb, turban, etc.)
“Since legal status in America cannot be ascertained by looking at persons’ skin color or religious attire, this bill becoming law has the potential of targeting Latinos and Muslims from various national backgrounds,” said CAIR-MI Executive Director Dawud Walid.
CAIR-MI opposed similar legislation that was proposed last year, which was patterned after Arizona’s anti-immigrant bill.
SEE: New Arizona Anti-Immigrant Law Will Result in Profiling (FOX 2 Detroit)
Contact Governor Rick Synder to ask him to veto this bill that invites civil rights abuses and will deter immigrant friendly businesses from creating jobs in Michigan.
Call 866-957-9069 or e-mail at Rick.Synder@michigan.gov.
Weblog of Dawud Walid 