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Action: Keep Lifelong Tucsonan, Araceli Torres-Ruiz, Where She Belongs |
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Tuesday, 12 October 2010 07:25 |
Dear Friend,
It's because of you that I am writing this. Thanks to your overwhelming support, in less than 48 hours I was granted deferred action. Your thousands of calls and emails made the difference for me and my family. Because of your incredible response, I'll be attending my daughter's high school graduation in the spring.
 From Araceli Torres-Ruiz:
This is the only home I know. I consider myself part of this country. Even though I don't have papers, I've done a lot of positive things in this country.
My entire immediate family lives legally in the U.S., including a legal permanent resident grandmother and brother, and a U.S. citizen sister.
I am from here; my heart is here. Please act to stop my deportation now so that I can remain in my Tucson community and continue doing everything I can to ensure a bright future for my daughter. I don’t have very much time. This is what you can do to help. Please:
1. Send a fax to DHS to ask them to grant me deferred action. You can sign a petition at the same time asking for me to stay.
2. Call Janet Napolitano, Secretary of DHS, at 202-282-8495 and leave a message in support of me. This is an answering machine that fills up by the end of the day, so please fill it up with support for me.
3. Call John Morton, Assistant Secretary of DHS in charge of ICE, at 202-732-3000 and leave a message urging him to take action and defer my deportation. This is a live comment line that will be picked up by a real human being so please be very polite.
Now another Tucson family needs your help.
On March 18, 2008, an immigration raid at a Tucson fast-food restaurant dramatically changed the lives of 11 workers and their families. Araceli was one of them; this 20-year Tucson resident, mother and wife suddenly found herself detained for five months before she was released to fight her case.
Araceli was seven years old when she was brought to the United States. She attended Cragin Elementary School, Roskruge School and Tucson High School. She grew up to become a dedicated mother and active member of her church community. Araceli knows the power of hard work and the importance of education. She is an active volunteer at her daughter's school, and dreams of the opportunity to continue with her own schooling to eventually work with at-risk youth.
Now Araceli is fighting to stay in the only country she has ever known. She faces deportation in early November unless we act now to keep our communities together, one person at a time.
Like all parents, Araceli has made many sacrifices for her family. But no parent should have to sacrifice seeing their children grow up. Help us keep Araceli where she belongs—at home in Tucson.
Thank you for your support,
Alfonso Morales |
