The following is a rough traconducted by a World Can’t Wait organizer with an immigrant
from El Salvador nscript of an
interview at the April 10 protest in Atlanta:
Q: Do you really believe that This
administration will help you all to stay here legally, and provide you
citizenship here in USA?
A: I do not trust Bush or any Law makers
here anymore. They have deceived their own citizen when they lied to
them about WMD in Iraq.how can I trust them when they lied to their own
people. I am not a US citizen yet, i don’t think they want to help any
of us, they want us to know what time it is here, and who are we
dealing with, they said this is the land of Law. I do know, why are
they trying to tell us that there are Laws in this country now.
Q: Why does he think that there are any special circumstances, attacking the immigrants?
A: Look at this administration,
waging war all over the world, they have sort of military and
dictatorial mentality, they are telling lies to their own people about
us that we are threat for US security. I have not seen any of Latinos
fly any airplane to any high riser, and believe me we are helping to
rebuilt those buildings with less wages. Now, all the sudden we are
threats, we are low class people, we are nobody and we have to prof to
the same lairs that we are good people, so they can give us
citizenship.
They are looking to take away all of savings through
applying for legalization so they can spend it for their war. You know,
after applying for legalization that does not mean that these law
makers are going to leave us alone, from the day that we apply for
legalization process to the day that we get out final approval, there
are going to be few years, beside paying back taxes and attorney fees,
each year for the period of 5 to 10 years, we have to pay over $250.00
to get our job permit renewed know how much that will bring to this
administration from the pocket of 10 million if not all 12 million of
us as immigrant.
They see us as a source of income to pay for their war,
the same war that destroys our countries all over the world. That is the
reason that immigrants have come to this country, we are dispossessed,
our livelihood have been taken away from us in our countries. We have
came here, because we have no any other choices back home. Believe me,
it was a hard decision to leave my birth place and come here. I lie, if
I say that, I do not love my birth place. I love my country and my
hometown. I missed that. I get homesick every day. But my friend, We
had no any other choices. This administration destroys our countries
and make us to pay for their troops and all other costs that I do not
know about them all. That is why I say that, while this administration
is waging war based on lies to exploit our people in our countries,
they come after us here in the USA to support their war program, to
take away our savings and to finance their war by our money.
Now, you
see that, why I can not trust them. They waged war against immigrants
through their war against the poor people of our countries abroad . I
have come here for the better future, I have left everything behind to
create a better life for my family, but i am not safe here as well.
But, they know we are not threat to them, they know that very well.
They see us as a new source of income to finance their war . My friend
they are after our pocket and our little savings.