The action is at 3:30 at the State House. Brown and RISD students are meeting at Faunce Arch at 3pm and walking over.
JOIN PROVIDENCE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FOR AN ACTION AGAINST CARCIERI’S ANTI-IMMIGRANT EXECUTIVE ORDER
In his worst attack on immigrants yet, Governor Carcieri signed an executive order on Thursday March 27th, intended to increase attacks on undocumented immigrants in Rhode Island. The order, among other things, turns the State Police into virtual ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) agents, requires all NGOs, companies, contractors and vendors dealing with the state to use the E-verify program (a flawed computer system that attempts to verify social security numbers) to ensure employees are documented, and will result in the unlawful racial profiling of people of color.
This executive order short-circuits the democratic process, putting into effect the content of legislation that had failed to pass the State House, and comes on the heels of a series of previous attacks on the immigrant community in Rhode Island. Much of it might not be within the scope of the Governor’s powers.
It’s time for students to come together and work in solidarity with Providence community organizations to demonstrate that we’re not going to tolerate these kinds of racist and xenophobic actions!