TRAITORS (23 page)

“This
is
also
a
call
for
a
peaceful
union
in
our
community,
to
seek
leaders
among
us,
and
to
support
us
as
a
unified
and
single
group.
It’s
sad
being
the
largest
minority
in
the
country
yet
being
the
most
divided.
It’s
time
to
show
solidarity
and
become
the
largest
minority
group
that
works
for
both
the
country
and
our
families.”

“This
is
a
call
for
the
politicians
of
our
countries
to
open
their
eyes
and
work
for
the
welfare
of
the
people
and
prevent
new
generations
from
continuing
to
migrate
and
seek
elsewhere
what
should
have
been
offered
in
their
homelands
in
the
first
place.”

“This
is
a
serious
call
for
all
religious
representatives
to
preach
the
word
of
God,
whatever
our
beliefs.
Let
us
preach
about
the
needs
of
the
community
and
preach
it
through
example.
In
every
religion
and
in
every
church
there
exist
immigrants
who
live
day
by
day
in
uncertainty.
You
don’t
need
to
go
far,
you
don’t
need
to
travel
to
big
cities
like
Los
Angeles,
Las
Vegas,
San
Antonio
or
New
York;
ask
your
brother
in
Christ,
who
you
share
the
Sunday
sermon
with;
or
the
one
you
go
out
to
preach
with
 . . . .
there
you
will
find
the
need.
In
the
United
States
there
are
about
three
hundred
million
habitants,
and
of
those,
more
than
seventy
five
percent
are
believers
of
a
certain
religion.
If
they
promoted
unity
amongst
their
members,
every
church
could
help
this
cause.
A
phone
call
to
a
local
congressman
or
to
senators
is
all
it
takes.
There
would
be
more
of
an
impact
from
a
group
of
no
more
than
five
million
citizens
than
from
a
group
of
two
hundred
million
believers
who
preach
and
teach
about
loving
thy
neighbor
and
yet
have
not
put
in
their
grain
of
sand
towards
legalization.”

“This
is
a
call
for
the
media
to
stop
being
sensationalists
in
regard
to
the
few
crimes
that
are
being
committed
by
the
undocumented.
You
cannot
judge
our
community
based
on
such
a
small
number.
Better
yet,
see
the
real
suffering
that
we
deal
with
and
see
what
it
does
to
us.
See
what
we
give
to
our
community.
I
ask
those
reporters
who
live
with
hate
in
their
hearts
to
find
another
topic
that
helps
increase
their
audience
ratings.
Stop
showing
your
hate
to
the
American
people.
They
are
people
who
have
shown
us
throughout
the
years,
how
to
have
a
noble
and
loving
heart.”

“This
is
a
call
to
all
ethnic
groups
to
join
the
cause.
Why
do
we
just
leave
it
solely
in
the
hands
of
Hispanic
groups?
Won’t
legalization
be
the
same
for
everyone?
We
still
have
a
long
way
to
go,
but
it
is
time
for
all
immigrants
to
work
together
to
find
solutions.”

“This
is
a
call
to
business
owners
who
at
some
point
have
hired
immigrants.
Please
support
us
by
calling
your
senators
asking
them
to
be
advocates
for
change.
You
more
than
anyone
know
of
the
hard
work
and
dedication
we
put
into
our
jobs.
You
also
know
our
needs,
and
you
know
that
the
vast
majority
of
immigrants
are
honest
and
hardworking
people.
This
is
also
a
call
for
celebrities
and
influential
people
in
the
community:
many
of
you
are
immigrants,
it’s
time
to
join
this
cause.”

“Lastly,
this
is
a
call
from
all
immigrants
to
the
citizens
of
the
United
States.
This
is
a
call
for
peace
to
our
politicians,
a
call
for
peace
to
anti-immigrant
groups
and
to
officials
who
try
to
pass
laws
that
keep
affecting
our
community,
the
same
community
that
is
being
terrorized.
It
is
local
terrorism
that
harms
our
families.
We
live
under
the
fear
of
being
unjustly
arrested.
We
live
amidst
unwarranted
attacks.
Above
all,
we
live
with
the
uncertainty
of
what
tomorrow
will
bring:
when
we
drive
through
a
checkpoint,
when
the
police
confiscate
our
vehicles,
when
we
lose
our
jobs
and
are
not
able
to
find
a
new
one
because
of
stricter
laws.
We
live
under
the
fear
of
having
to
explain
to
our
children
why
a
relative
has
been
deported,
or
in
worse
cases,
their
mother
or
father
or
both.
We
live
in
terror,
knowing
that
we
ourselves
betrayed
our
families,
leaving
them
behind
in
our
country
and
perhaps
one
day
come
back
empty
handed
because
we
were
thrown
out,
not
having
been
given
time
for
anything.
We
live
under
the
fear
that
one
day
we
will
lose
everything:
our
house,
our
belongings
that
cost
us
many
years
of
hard
work.
But
above
all,
we
live
under
the
fear
that
on
the
day
we
least
expect
it,
our
parents
will
die
far
away
from
us
and
we
will
have
to
live
with
that
sadness
in
our
hearts
forever.”