Greenville NC -  On February 17, President’s Day,  Latino Immigrant leaders and allies  launch a campaign asking the President to use “The Power of the Pen” to provide immediate relief from deportation to undocumented immigrants.  President Obama has indicated he will use the power of his pen to issue executive orders to keep the country moving forward when Congress can't or won't take action.  NALACC members call on him to use that power to keep immigrant families together and provide relief from deportation to millions of hardworking immigrants. 

"Our families are still living in fear as more than 1,000 people continue to be deported every single day, most of whom have committed no other infraction than living in this country without an immigrant visa," stated Mr. Juvencio Rocha-Peralta, Executive Director of the Association of Mexicans in North Carolina, Inc. (AMEXCAN.  "Instead of making excuses for the

Continuation of this inhumane deportation machine, President Obama should use his authority as Chief Executive to end it," added Mr. Rocha-Peralta.

"As our elected officials drag their feet and fail to fix our broken immigration system, it makes sense to stop breaking families apart in the service of enforcing a deeply inhumane, immoral and obsolete policy," commented Mr. Juan de Dios Garcia Youth Coordinator of the Association of Mexicans in North Carolina, Inc. (AMEXCAN).  "Stopping the current record-breaking pattern of deportations is a great first step toward building a positive, constructive spirit for reform," added Mr. Garcia

Beginning on Feb. 17, NALACC member organizations and allies will initiate a series of local and national actions intended to gradually increase the visibility of this campaign and put an end to deportations.

For more information please contact us at info@nalacc.org

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