Trust Act could be another win for immigrants and their advocates

One more step in stopping deportations. If Congress won’t do it and Obama won’t do it – (through his executive order power) – the power of the people will do it on the local and state level.

“In the absence of action from Congress, local governments continue to be a battleground for immigration enforcement. California and other liberal strongholds are trying to reduce cooperation with federal immigration authorities at the same time that states such as Arizona and Alabama are pushing in the other direction.”

Read LA Times article.

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About Jose Calderon

Jose Zapata Calderon is Emeritus Professor in Sociology and Chicano/a Latino/a Studies at Pitzer College, Past President of the Latino and Latina Roundtable of the Pomona Valley and San Gabriel Valley, and a community-based sociologist, educator, author, and organizer.

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