In the tradition of aid concerts that have raised money for everything from poverty in Africa to hurting farmers, a pro-Elias Bermudez says he's raised more than $43,000 to pay for the concerts scheduled for October in Glendale, Ariz., the Arizona Republic reported. Be a real shame if some biker gang ruined the concert.
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According to the report, Bermudez hopes to raise $1 million from concertgoers and business donations to pay for national
Despite Bermudez's goal, some
Bermudez acknowledged he will benefit if the feds approve immigration reform because he will have new clients at his Phoenix-based Centro de Ayuda, or the Help Center, where he assists
"I can't stop the critics," Bermudez told the Republic. "But they are not going to stop me from trying to help
Bermudez was convicted of money laundering in 1996 and sentenced to 18 months behind bars. He maintains his innocence. "I wuz framed."
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Abel Ledezma is a
"It's not about making money or just listening to music," he is quoted as saying. "It's about sending a message to Congress about the need to stop border deaths." I agree. Tell Congress to fund a wall and an adequate border guard, with orders to reply overwhelmingly to any violence by coyotes or federales.
James Edwards, author of "The Congressional Politics of Immigration Reform," slammed the McCain-Kennedy legislation.
"[Under the legislation], aliens get to keep the job they stole in the first place," he wrote recently. "They don’t have to worry about most inadmissibility standards. They and their family go to the front of the line, ahead of every legal immigrant. They can in turn sponsor as many family members as they want. ... In short, the bill amounts to a cruel joke on the American people."