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The 13 Points of Struggle
Early on in the organizing process members of the BNHR prioritized work on
legalization of undocumented communities and abuse of authority, but these
priorities were always placed in the larger context of human rights. BNHR
members developed a list of 13 community priorities central to the permanent
work of BNHR. These 13 fundamental priorities were developed through the direct
involvement and participation of communities and they specify the core issues
that affect the well-being and those that local communities defined as “basic
human rights.”
Permanent Residency (legalization)
Civil and Constitutional Rights
Labor Rights
Dignified Housing
Access to Education
Healthy Communities
Nutrition
Public Service
Culture and Language
Civic Community Participation
Human Mobility
Dignity and Respect
Peace and Justice.
These 13 basic Human Rights are a reflection of the communities that make up the
work and mission of the BNHR.
Declaration of Monterey
The National Assembly of Immigrants has agreed to recognize the Declaration of
Monterrey as the political guide for the struggle of immigrant communities and
groups. Furthermore, the Assembly determined that the Declaration should be
broadened the following areas:
A) The Declaration of Monterrey will be framed within the struggle for the
recognition of the universal Human Rights which emanate from the needs and
struggles of the peoples of the world, in particular, the immigrant communities
of the world. Immigrant Rights are Human Rights. Our struggle is for Justice,
Freedom, Democracy. It is also for Dignified Work and Workers’ Rights, Housing,
Health, Education, Food, Culture, Language, Human Mobility, etc. These are our
human rights
Border Community Alliance for Human Rights- Our Demands
Over time, the brutal aggression against border communities has increased
dramatically and desperately. The deaths of migrants or more accurately, of our
family members, has numbered in the hundreds every year. Sorrow has invaded our
hearts and our communities. Running through our streets, houses and workplaces
is the terror of being apprehended by law enforcement agencies. Yet our only
crime has been to look for work that can provide for the well-being of our
families. Civilian groups operating as if they are above the law and the US
Constitution, not masking their xenophobia and racism are reinventing the
horrendous tactics of the KKK and the Texas Rangers -all to fulfill their
"patriotic mission"” of hunting migrant families and workers...
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