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it’s important to remember that this was a ruse from the beginning. numerous studies have been conducted to analyze data that shows undocumented immigrants commit crime at a lower rate than US born citizens.

recently, SCOTUS ruled in favor of Donald Trump rescinding the temporary legal status of over 500,000 immigrants living here legally in the United States. are we supposed to believe they are all violent rapists, gang members, & asylum escapees? please. 

hundreds of immigrant men have been swooped up, disappeared & sent to an El Salvadoran gulag without due process. investigations by journalist cross checking crime records and databases have revealed that at least some if not a majority of those men have no criminal record.now a militarized presence to detain people who are working in the garment district, who are line cooks, who are waiting outside of Home Depot trying to get work?

detaining parents who are attending their kids elementary school graduation? detaining juveniles on the way to sports practice or immigration hearings? 

this has never been about crime or making us safer, or improving the economy. we are not being invaded. but, real people are being harmed, lives are being destroyed, families are being ripped apart, people are being detained & disappeared without due process. so when they say we are being invaded or there are violent riots in Los Angeles (even though LAPD is disputing this as of this writing) & they want to heighten the militarized presence, even with actual military, we should ask ourselves what this may actually be about.

this is a dark moment, this is cruel, this is anti-democracy, this is anti-love, & for all the cross wearing from those in this administration, this is anti-Christ. may hearts open, may awareness, clarity & wisdom arise. may we be lights in this darkness.

~j

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#OpenHearts #LoveThyNeighbor

#SitDownRiseUp #MindfulResistance #JinpaLhaga #JMWart

my follow up:

following up, i’ve seen footage and some reporting that some of the protest turned aggressive. i haven’t seen any reports of any of the local government or state government of California, stating that it was out of control of local authorities and law-enforcement. the administration will spin this as their reason and excuse for escalating with the presence of National Guard and suggesting use of military. but local State law-enforcement, and government have maintained that this is an unnecessary provocative & harmful escalation by the White House.
all the more reason for those protesting to be mindful of their actions, to always protest nonviolently, & non-aggressively even while being strong & steadfast with fierce compassion. there’s no reason to give this administration any more excuses to escalate & be violent. 🙏🏼