{"id":35,"date":"2007-03-26T00:28:09","date_gmt":"2007-03-26T00:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wethepeopleofamerica.org\/?p=39"},"modified":"2007-03-26T00:28:09","modified_gmt":"2007-03-26T00:28:09","slug":"tennessee-immigrant-and-refugee-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wethepeopleofamerica.org\/?p=35","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\">\n    p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana}\n    p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; min-height: 15.0px}\n    p.p3 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Verdana}\n    p.p4 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 13.0px; font: 11.0px Verdana; color: #444444; min-height: 13.0px}\n    p.p5 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 13.0px; font: 11.0px Verdana; color: #444444}\n    p.p6 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 14.0px Verdana; color: #333795}\n    span.s1 {font: 14.0px Verdana; text-decoration: underline ; color: #333795}\n    span.s2 {text-decoration: underline}\n    table.t1 {width: 658.0px; margin: 0.0px 37.0px 0.0px 37.0px; padding: 6.0px 0.0px 6.0px 0.0px}\n    td.td1 {width: 650.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.5px 0.0px 0.5px; padding: 0.0px 6.0px 0.0px 6.0px}\n    td.td2 {width: 648.0px; background-color: #fafafa; margin: 0.0px 0.5px 0.0px 0.5px; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; border-color: #d2d7dc #d2d7dc #d2d7dc #d2d7dc; padding: 0.0px 6.0px 0.0px 6.0px}\n  <\/style>\n<p><\/head><br \/>\n<body><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The TIRRC (Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights) is at every turn to stop anything they deem anti-illegal immigration, though they disguise it as anti-immigration Many in Nashville recognize what is happening to a very well known southern city and the transformation due to an enormous illegal alien population.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The seriousness of the situation has resulted in implementation of the 287 (g) by Sheriff Daron Hall and other measures such as the English only bill etc.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\n<p class=\"p5\">Illegal Landlord\/Business Bills Deferred Indefinitely<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">English Only Bill Advances to Third Reading<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Thank you so much to everyone who came to the Nashville Metro Council meeting last Tuesday night, and who has contacted Nashville Metro Council members in recent weeks to oppose the three anti-immigrant bills under consideration. Approximately 200 community members showed up on November 21st to oppose the discriminatory ordinances, and our efforts have been rewarded. Two bills down, one to go. The third and final reading for the English Only bill is on December 5th, and we have just one week to prevent our city from joining an unseemly club&mdash;the host of local governments around the country that believe making life harder for immigrants will somehow fix our broken immigration system or safeguard our national identity.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">EMAIL THE METRO COUNCIL HERE<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">What Happened at Tuesday&#8217;s Meeting?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">(Tennessean coverage \/ City Paper coverage)<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Illegal Landlord \/ Illegal Business ordinances (Jim Gotto, 883-3087), DEFERRED INDEFINITELY &mdash;In a welcome show of respect for constitutionality and the law, Councilman Gotto said that it would be in our city&#8217;s best interest to wait until the Hazelton case is resolved in the courts before pursuing similar measures in Nashville (our ordinances are taken from a single ordinance in Hazelton, PA; in fact, the name &quot;Hazelton&quot; is still included in the text of one of the Nashville bills). While these bills are only deferred and not defeated, it is unlikely that Councilman Gotto will choose to ignore the concerns so vocally expressed by the Nashville Chamber of Commerce, the Metro Council legal department, civil and immigrant rights organizations, and thousands of immigrant community members.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">English-only ordinance (Eric Crafton, 352-7808), PASSED ON SECOND READING&mdash;The sponsor argued that it&#8217;s &quot;a curse&quot; to be a bilingual nation, and such legislation is necessary to prevent the US from becoming one. &quot;No nation can withstand the antagonism, tension and conflict brought about by multilingualism and multiculturalism.&quot; He went on to argue that forcing people to speak English will &quot;allow [them] the dignity of taking responsibility for their own lives and actions.&quot; Apparently, immigrants can&#8217;t be dignified if they need some translation assistance.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">As expected, the English-only ordinance did pass on second reading. The encouraging news is that it passed with only 21 votes in favor, the bare minimum of support it will need to pass on third reading and become law. (On third reading, a bill needs the majority of council votes, and there are 40 council seats in all; any &quot;no&quot; vote, abstention, or absence counts against the bill). Click here for a printable vote count.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Also on an encouraging note, the council voted to support Councilwoman Neighbor&#8217;s pro-immigrant\/pro-English resolution, which asks the Mayor to study the impact of English Only legislation, and to determine if it might actually slow English acquisition among immigrants who are linguistically isolated. We need to highlight the passage of this resolution when we talk with our council members, and point out the potential unintended consequences of restrictive and punitive legislation. We can all agree that English acquisition is vital for the success of new immigrants; we wouldn&#8217;t want to advance public policy that actually slows this acquisition or prevents further integration into our communities.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">SIX DAYS LEFT TO CONTACT COUNCIL MEMBERS!!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Please continue to contact your council member to oppose this bill (see talking points and how your council member voted below). Every council member can be reached collectively at the group email address: <a href=\"mailto:councilmembers@nashville.gov\"><span class=\"s1\">councilmembers@nashville.gov<\/span><\/a>. If you prefer, you can go to the council&#8217;s webpage and find each council member&#8217;s individual email address and phone number.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Please also consider contacting council members in bold letters below. It is very important that we contact council members who abstained from voting or were absent, and make sure they don&#8217;t shift to the &quot;yes&quot; column. There are also several council members who voted &quot;yes,&quot; but who are known to be open to reasonable arguments. Finally, please take a minute to thank your council member if he or she had the courage to vote &quot;no&quot; on second reading.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">ABSTAIN votes (5)<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Buck Dozier (Madison), <a href=\"mailto:buck.dozier@nashville.gov\"><span class=\"s1\">buck.dozier@nashville.gov<\/span><\/a>, 615-868-4042<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Diane Neighbors (At-large), <a href=\"mailto:diane.neighbors@nashville.gov\"><span class=\"s1\">diane.neighbors@nashville.gov<\/span><\/a>, 615-262-2807<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Walter Hunt (Whites Creek), <a href=\"mailto:walter.hunt@nashville.gov\"><span class=\"s1\">walter.hunt@nashville.gov<\/span><\/a>, 615-876-3367<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Anna Page (Nolensville Road), <a href=\"mailto:anna.page@nashville.gov\"><span class=\"s1\">anna.page@nashville.gov<\/span><\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Jim Hodge (Haywood Lane), <a href=\"mailto:hodgedistrict30@bellsouth.net\"><span class=\"s1\">hodgedistrict30@bellsouth.net<\/span><\/a>, 615-255-2703, ex17<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">ABSENT for vote (4)<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Jamie Isabel (Bordeaux), <a href=\"mailto:jamie.isabel@nashville.gov\"><span class=\"s1\">jamie.isabel@nashville.gov<\/span><\/a>, 615-255-1506<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Erik Cole (East Nashville), <a href=\"mailto:erik.cole@nashville.gov\"><span class=\"s1\">erik.cole@nashville.gov<\/span><\/a>, 615-228-1337<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Randy Foster (South Davidson), <a href=\"mailto:randy.foster@nashville.gov\"><span class=\"s1\">randy.foster@nashville.gov<\/span><\/a>, 615-834-0562<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Jason Alexander (Antioch), <a href=\"mailto:jason.alexander@nashville.gov\"><span class=\"s1\">jason.alexander@nashville.gov<\/span><\/a>, 615-367-4424<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">YES votes (21)<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Rip Ryman (Goodlettsville), <a href=\"mailto:rip.ryman@nashville.gov\"><span class=\"s1\">rip.ryman@nashville.gov<\/span><\/a>, 615-859-0409<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Billy Joe Walls (West Nashville), <a href=\"mailto:billyjoe.walls@nashville.gov\"><span class=\"s1\">billyjoe.walls@nashville.gov<\/span><\/a>, 615-353-6248<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Emily Evans (Belle Meade), <a href=\"mailto:emily.evans@nashville.gov\"><span class=\"s1\">emily.evans@nashville.gov<\/span><\/a>, 615-356-6294<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">John Summers (Sylvan Park), <a href=\"mailto:john.summers@nashville.gov\"><span class=\"s1\">john.summers@nashville.gov<\/span><\/a>, 615-386-9660<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Greg Adkins (Crieve Hall), <a href=\"mailto:greg.adkins@nashville.gov\"><span class=\"s1\">greg.adkins@nashville.gov<\/span><\/a>, 615-832-2767<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Sam Coleman (Antioch), <a href=\"mailto:sam.coleman@nashville.gov\"><span class=\"s1\">sam.coleman@nashville.gov<\/span><\/a>, 615-641-5168<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Carolyn Baldwin Tucker (At-large), <a href=\"mailto:carolyn.tucker@nashville.gov\"><span class=\"s1\">carolyn.tucker@nashville.gov<\/span><\/a>, 615-868-4060<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Michael Craddock (Madison), <a href=\"mailto:michael.craddock@nashville.gov\"><span class=\"s1\">michael.craddock@nashville.gov<\/span><\/a>, 615-226-0521<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Pam Murray (Cleveland Park), <a href=\"mailto:pam.murray@nashville.gov\"><span class=\"s1\">pam.murray@nashville.gov<\/span><\/a>, 615-248-3556<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Jason Hart (Inglewood), <a href=\"mailto:jason.hart@nashville.gov\"><span class=\"s1\">jason.hart@nashville.gov<\/span><\/a>, 615-262-6010<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Feller Brown (Old Hickory), <a href=\"mailto:feller.brown@nashville.gov\"><span class=\"s1\">feller.brown@nashville.gov<\/span><\/a>, 615-847-3958<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Jim Gotto (Hermitage), <a href=\"mailto:jim.gotto@nashville.gov\"><span class=\"s1\">jim.gotto@nashville.gov<\/span><\/a>, 615-883-3087<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Carl Burch (Donelson), <a href=\"mailto:carl.burch@nashville.gov\"><span class=\"s1\">carl.burch@nashville.gov<\/span><\/a>, 615-883-3695<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Harold White (Donelson), <a href=\"mailto:whw777@comcast.net\"><span class=\"s1\">whw777@comcast.net<\/span><\/a>, 615-889-6572<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">J.B. Loring (Donelson), <a href=\"mailto:j.b.loring@nashville.gov\"><span class=\"s1\">j.b.loring@nashville.gov<\/span><\/a>, 615-885-0780<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Ludye Wallace (Downtown), <a href=\"mailto:ludye.wallace@nashville.gov\"><span class=\"s1\">ludye.wallace@nashville.gov<\/span><\/a>, 615-329-4356<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Edward Whitmore (North Nashville), <a href=\"mailto:edward.whitmore@nashville.gov\"><span class=\"s1\">edward.whitmore@nashville.gov<\/span><\/a>, 615-321-0795<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Eric Crafton (West Nashville), <a href=\"mailto:eric.crafton@nashville.gov\"><span class=\"s1\">eric.crafton@nashville.gov<\/span><\/a>, 615-352-7808<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Vivian Wilhoite (Antioch), <a href=\"mailto:vivian.wilhoite@nashville.gov\"><span class=\"s1\">vivian.wilhoite@nashville.gov<\/span><\/a>, 615-589-2003<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Robert Duvall (Antioch), <a href=\"mailto:robert.duvall@nashville.gov\"><span class=\"s1\">robert.duvall@nashville.gov<\/span><\/a>, 615-641-7313<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Charlie Tygard (Bellevue), <a href=\"mailto:charlie.tygard@nashville.gov\"><span class=\"s1\">charlie.tygard@nashville.gov<\/span><\/a>, 615-646-3295<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">NO votes (10)<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">David Briley (At-large), <a href=\"mailto:david.briley@nashville.gov\"><span class=\"s1\">david.briley@nashville.gov<\/span><\/a>, 615-429-6533<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Adam Dread (At-large), <a href=\"mailto:adam.dread@nashville.gov\"><span class=\"s1\">adam.dread@nashville.gov<\/span><\/a>, 615-485-5683<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Brenda Gilmore (Bordeaux), <a href=\"mailto:brenda.gilmore@nashville.gov\"><span class=\"s1\">brenda.gilmore@nashville.gov<\/span><\/a>, 615-876-3665<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Mike Jameson (East Nashville), <a href=\"mailto:mike.jameson@nashville.gov\"><span class=\"s1\">mike.jameson@nashville.gov<\/span><\/a>, 615-227-5940<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Jim Forkum (Madison), <a href=\"mailto:jim.forkum@nashville.gov\"><span class=\"s1\">jim.forkum@nashville.gov<\/span><\/a>, 615-868-4164<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Ronnie Greer (Woodland-in-Waverly), <a href=\"mailto:ronnie.greer@nashville.gov\"><span class=\"s1\">ronnie.greer@nashville.gov<\/span><\/a>, 615-385-2893<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Ginger Hausser (West End), <a href=\"mailto:ginger.hausser@nashville.gov\"><span class=\"s1\">ginger.hausser@nashville.gov<\/span><\/a>, 615-291-6718<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Jim Shulman (Green Hills), <a href=\"mailto:jim.shulman@nashville.gov\"><span class=\"s1\">jim.shulman@nashville.gov<\/span><\/a>, 615-292-4344<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Parker Toler (South Davidson), <a href=\"mailto:parker.toler@nashville.gov\"><span class=\"s1\">parker.toler@nashville.gov<\/span><\/a>, 615-376-2952<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Lynn Williams (Green Hills), <a href=\"mailto:lynn.williams@nashville.gov\"><span class=\"s1\">lynn.williams@nashville.gov<\/span><\/a>, 615-385-3859<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Talking Points<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">English Only Ordinance (BL2006-1185, Crafton)&mdash;declares English the official language and prohibits all Metro communications from being translated\/interpreted. The bill was amended to make exceptions for requirements of &quot;federal law or when necessary to protect or promote public health, safety or welfare.&quot;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Hurts Nashville&#8217;s Attempts to Welcome Diversity&mdash;This ordinance targets and discriminates against all foreign-born people in Nashville, including refugees who have come to this country to escape discrimination and persecution.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Makes Learning English Harder&mdash;Today&#8217;s immigrants are learning English the same way our grandparents did&mdash;by getting out into the community and interacting with native speakers of the language. This ordinance seeks to further isolate immigrants, making it much more difficult to learn English.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Threatens Public Safety&mdash;Who will determine what translations are necessary to promote public safety? Individual metro employees? Imposing an artificial language barrier creates confusion, and will threaten public safety for all Nashvillians.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Fails to Address Immigration Issues&mdash;This ordinance has nothing to do with illegal immigration, and would harm the lives of all people struggling to learn English, regardless of their immigration status. Immigrants and refugees must learn English before they can apply for U.S. citizenship. Over the many years that they wait for processing, they must be able to access the essential functions of government.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&#160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Hurts the Local Economy&mdash;This bill says to new businesses and students considering Nashville, foreign people are not welcome. 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