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Chicanos/Latinos Chamber Pushes Discontent Manifest For "Breceros"

(Editors Note: The following The San Diego Chamber of proclamation was issued by Commerce has urged PreOdent' .i' 'Herman Baca; Chairman of the Carter to discuss border Committee on Chicano Rights. manufacturing plants.'and':8 The proclamation is in support of 4•: traffic delays at the San Ysidro. Border March which will take crossing when: he meets , wit0•11- - plice Feb. 11, 12Noon, at the San Ysidro Border Crossing.) Mexican President Portillo next month. The two Presidents •will rneit41.' in Mexico City' Feb: 1446.! Diego, CAL:.:117 years As the 'ninth largesccity_in" . • ako in Puebla, ,.`.Mexico, • our . the United States.' San 'Diego their -VPICCS‘ • , has an importantstakein tyrann y, Mexico border [matterri,:-7,-th - Chamber said this:wec k,- rini'a fir ; )t"0,x. c*1 their.%"deept,Sea letter. to President C desired: Tor„- -:.freedon'', ..ant1-. which'.iouritigenda

- Chamber President aiiieto Lichty urged Carter iwstteti,9rt AY ih site fc ► r: hjs fist increased ern. phasis . . b} t:both .,,the'Latin -American:Bishops..., governments on :'''1."FOdaY,-in 1979; we also raise , Industrialization -Program'14. our voices a new cry-- (4 ..••,. - (BIP) under which twin ourtr age because.. or • t he Mexico , plants arc established : immigration issue and tall fora' along the border, providing national .pretestrmarch'against jobs for Mexican workers. 7- the' new .tyranny of the spirit, The Chamber also asked the - the oppression - of our -civil Herman Baca President to discuss: rights and the degradation that Committ•• on Chicano Rights * * The "explosive" Mexic.292'' - "is' iteing perpetrated daily population, 42 • per ' against Americas - 16 million ..United - States and Mexico... in minority-Ow Chicano Latino. oppression and denial of which is age 16 or under, and !-, Chicanos/Latinos: San •Ysidro, the only way left... on, the Let. us— raise -, our voices, in human and civil rights, let us the importance of creating jobs to la ram, is rapidly becoming streets! opposition to :Ale continued seek instead to place along our for these youths. the Puebla of the 70's:"Genie • del . - pueblo Nlexi-. treatment of the 111exicm and borders representatives of a just * * A possible "guest We have implored, petition- cam), del pueblo Latino, del American border as a "Militar- government which exists to worker" program, under whic.h .. • ed" and), requested that our pueblo Chicano. our leaders ized no mans land" rather than, facilitate the policies of our Mexicans could be'broughi::, government not construct the have tried for the last few .years as a boundry between brothers. •government rather than con- into the U.S. for temporary jobs' proposed curtain of hatred to bring solutions to our • Let us raise our voices ti nue a reign of terror, when legal resident workers are between Mexico:m(1 the U.S., problems with dignity, respect against the continued massive - corruption and brutality. not available. between 'Anglo-Americans and and honor to our people. Our civil, constitutional, and Our people have been * * Excessive delays at the Chicanos/Latinos. Our - leaders have sought to use the human rights violations which ignored, in the councils of San YsidrO border gate and the national . organizations , in 'avenues of reason to resolve the continue to be perpetrated government which have p•o- need to speed up inspections • concert "(Kith our- national manifold problems that • con- against the Chicano/Latino posed the curt-ent policies and there. leaders, have attempted to make , front our people and have population by the border prepared the accords for Lichty congratulated' `• the ' government - understand the found those avenues closed. We - patrol. President CArter to discuss President and wished him offensive• nature of this fence. ask our people to now rake Our government has left us with President Portillo. Let us - success in talks with the To America's Chicano. ik7 their %oices, as they did in no alternative but to march. Let make it clear that our peoples .- Mexican leader. Latinos, .it represents a .Puebla so long ago. our feet send a resounding dignity, honor and pride will monument • Of failure, to the We ask that they raise their. message to Lopez Portillo and HOE be sacrificed upon a barrel

intolerable racism existent. voices once again to the to Jimmie Carter... that • the of oil or thtlahnighty dollar. within our country. There is no :heavens against the tyranny, Sleeping Giant sleens no store. - Instead of confrontations, we • further recourse... We have tried • oppression, loss of individual . Rather than Carter's Fence propose that national hearings but found all doors to reason freedom and dignity that is now and a continued militarization be held, in every single city with locked. being occasioned against la of the border: we seek a social. as Chicano/Latino population We have spoken eloquently rata by the immigration issue. • economic & Iminane :approach of significant size. In this before every tribunal... anal Let us raise our voices. from the to the human problems that manner, those who most stand

found dlisdain. most humble individual to the confront the two nations. to be affected ► v future We have sent .our most , highest of our leaders, in Rather than an immigration immigration policy may have a respected leaders..to speak for justifiable outrage, at the policy which plants tlu! future say in determining their future. us.... and they have been turned continued insistence of the seeds of hatred :m(1 antagonism Instead of constructing a off.. . • Carter - admini-stra (ion. to and fear. let us work fora policy barbaric fence, we ask that , ..We • have •trod the path of construct the Carter Curtain. A of mutual,recipro•ity. those funds be used to establish •- reason ... :and found fences 'fence..which will stop nothing Rather than the continued a just, fair k humane immigra- blocking our way. We have no ' a mi..'•st d as a constant maintanence of a border, pa nol tion Robe .and to eliminate the recourse • ' but to - bring our'.' reminder of Americas insensi- which can only justify its adminiso ati (t• incompeiam e ... • •the people of the tivjty to its Loges( growing existence through "- terror, Cont. Page 4- La Prensa San Diego February 2, 1979

c. • 1 from pg 1 • Discontent With Carter Fence Mounts

rampant throughout the INS. enjoin Out President Irons Instead of pseduo para- creating international _policy, military policemen matutitig adhoc. without the advice. and drive, - stated Gus Chave/. border patrol station , or poli% consent of (:ongress ... for "Theofficial launching making offices of the INS. %sr President (latter to consider the will take place at the ask that wolessionall%compe- establishment of treaties with !Mum Hotel, Ilawaiian tent adminisuators be hired Mexico when his congress . is so-- Room, commencing at and tiiili/ed. Vietnam has totally uninformed of the 6:00pm this Friday. Feb.2. demonstrated the stupidity of ramifica (ions. problems or 1979. IVe are inviting all General (:hapina ► type poli- impact, constutue.s an act of those interested in helping cies which currently hold sway political expediency rather us launch this worthwhile the INS. Military have than of reasoned policy effort to join with us, - been trained to kill not preserve making. Jim Estrada. life. Toda% we make Our stand in Appearing along with Finall% • as American citi- San Vsidro and raise our voi% es Mario ()bled() %sill be Al zens. we ask that (:ongreSs to the world commultirs to . Zap:um', Assistant to Lt. hear. Mike Curb a nd Willie N'elasque/.. Director of the Southwest Voter Registra-. lion Project. A no host bar will be available.