Updated: 04.29.08
 
M.E.Ch.A. has always been dedicated to the fight against any type of discrimination and for social justice and civil rights. These are the issues that the CSUS chapter believes are important in promoting a fair society for our people..

STOP HR 4437!

HR 4437 criminalizes organizations and individuals assisting undocumented immigrants

HR 4437 criminalizes undocumented immigration status

HR 4437 grants state and local law enforcement agencies “inherent authority” to enforce immigration laws

HR 4437 furthers the erosion of due process

HR 4437 expands the costly detention of immigrants

HR 4437 guts the federal courts’ authority to review immigration matters

HR 4437 turns many minor crimes into aggravated felonies, which carry the worst possible immigration consequences

HR 4437 expands the consequences of an aggravated felony and other offenses

HR 4437 eliminates key safeguards concerning evidence used to prove that an immigrant is deportable for an aggravated felony

HR 4437 reverses the burden of proof

HR 4437 makes an immigrant associated with any street gang deportable and ineligible for any immigration benefits

HR 4437 undermines state court decisions regarding the reversal or vacation of convictions in immigration proceedings

HR 4437 imposes mandatory minimum sentences for many offenses

More information

www.justiceforimmigrants.org/HR4437.html


The California DREAM Act (SB 160)

This is a bill proposed by Senator Gilbert Cedillo that would require the CSU system and strongly encourage the chancellors of the UC system to offer state financial aid to undocumented students who otherwise would avoid the financial hardships of a post-secondary education.

With this bill students will have the opportunity to attend or even have aspirations to go to college. A reduction in drop-out rates will come with students' DREAM to attend a university.

Support student efforts and the right to an education for all!

More Information...

California State Senate
www.sen.ca.gov

California State Assembly
www.assembly.ca.gov


Chicano Studies Minor!

The CSUS Department of Ethnic Studies is now offering a minor in Chicano Studies. This program is important to sponsor and be part of because it teaches the history of our community.

If students do not enroll in these courses they are in jeopardy of being cancelled!!! If their are any questions please contact the Director of Ethnic Studies, David Leon, at leondj@csus.edu

 

 

 

 

 


 
 

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