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CHELSEA, MASS.
Protest confronts anti-immigrant racism
By
Workers World Boston bureau
Published May 4, 2011 10:29 PM
On April 28 the immigrant community in Chelsea, Mass., and supporters
overwhelmed a hearing at Chelsea High School in the heart of the immigrant
community to say “No” to the racist police-state-style
“Homeland Security” and “Secure Communities” sham. The
Tea Party, which boasted they were sending four busloads to the school,
produced a paltry pack of about a dozen bigots.
The protest was organized and led by Chelsea Collaborative’s “Just
Communities” campaign, and had broad union support, including the Boston
School Bus Drivers, Steelworkers Local 8751. Signs read “Racist Tea Party
Not Welcome in Chelsea.”
The “Secure Communities” program is a federal program that involves
turning over all information to Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs
Enforcement every time an undocumented immigrant is stopped by police,
resulting in even more deportations and divided families. Democratic Gov. Deval
Patrick is threatening to sign up Massachusetts to participate in the racist
program.
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