Armando Luna De Anza students form Anti- SB1070 Sub-Committee400 words

De Anza students have banded together to form a sub-committee in protest of SB 1070, a law that allows Arizona police to demand that any person suspected of being an illegal immigrant provide the proper documents. The law has been coined racist by many people and has caused citizens to protest, as seen with the three mile march on May 1 that started at the Mi Pueblo Plaza on Story Road and concluded on the steps of City Hall in San Jose. “As an immigrant I can say that we are students and hard working people just like everyone else. The law SB-1070 is an attempt to scapegoat immigrant workers and families for the problems caused by the elite class ruling this country,” committee member Jose Romero, 22, said, The committee meets every Thursday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the meeting room 2 and are looking for new members. The committee operates on a system that includes six responsibilities: research, outreach, publicity, action/protest, budget/fundraising, coordinating. Kaylan OByrne is the head coordinator of the committee, and will oversee that all other departments are completing their assigned tasks. Positions have been filled but newcomers are welcome to work in any of those fields. Current committee members encourage their fellow colleagues to attend meetings and to spread the word around. “I invite everyone to fight against this racist and xenophobic attack by the right-wing. Together we can build a better future and a society with dignity and justice,” Romero said. De Anza community action against SB 1070 has expanded beyond the schools walls. Sociology professor Mari Huerta and student Scott Hallgren, founder of the TOUCCh project at De Anza, will participate in the National Day of Action on June 29 which will be held in Arizona. “It’s Vitally important to take a stance on immigration rights, its easy for us to forget where the foundation for our society is from, immigrants support California, and we should support them” committee member Felicia Mc Mullen, 21, said. On June 3, De Anza College’s Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán, will hold an inauguration in the main quad, where according to Romero, they will speak out against SB 1070 and its negative effects on not just minorities, but American image as well. SB 1070 will take go into effect on Jul 28, three months after it was passed by Arizona governor Jan Brewer on Apr 23, and has since been panned nationally by students and citizens alike.