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G ordly has introduced Senate
Joint M em orial 4 and Senate Reso
lution 12 to urge Congress, state
agencies ami local governments to
make fam ily reunification a priority
in im m igration reform.
“ C h ild re n w h o are citize n s o f
the U n ite d States are being sepa
rated fro m th e ir fathers and m oth
ers because o f broken im m ig ra
tio n la w s ," the re so lu tio n says.
" A c h ild 's separation fro m fa m ily
members violates the rig h t to fam
ily u n ity and causes ch ild re n w ho
are U n ite d States citize n s great
e m o tio n a l and fin a n c ia l h arm ."
On the afternoon o f Feb. 9 Jenny
and her father approached Pioneer
Courthouse Square to make their
case known in a public demonstra-
February 21, 2007
tion.
C lu tc h in g A m e rica n fla g s and
a large banner that said "R e u n ite
Jenny,” the p a ir c irc le d the b lo ck
tra ile d by a h a n d fu l o f su p p o rt
ers.
Jenny Diaz Reunite Foundation
board secretary Lisa Stott said these
public demonstrations are ju st one
part o f a long process to reunite the
family.
“ We have got to make a lo t o f
noise to the right people,” she said,
"and I don ’ t know that w e’ ve found
PHOTO by
S ean O ’ C onnor /T he P ortland O bserver
Diana Herrera and Jasmine Zavaleta, both 12, attend a rally at
Pioneer Courthouse Square in support o f their friend and school
mate, Jenny Diaz, and her family.
them yet.”
The ra lly fo llo w s many personal
attempts from the fam ily. Luis Diaz
said he did everything the Im m igra
tion and Naturalization Service had
asked o f him.
" It's been very hard for Jenny,
and now I have tw o fam ilies to sup
port,” he said,
Jenny was joined at the rally by
tw o o f her friends and schoolmates,
Diana Herrera and Jasmine Zavaleta,
both sixth graders w ith Jenny at Five
Oaks M iddle School. The tw o stood
giggling w ith their friend as they
partook in the political process.
The trio said they usually go to
the malls o r the movie theater for
entertainment, but lately, Jenny said
life hasn’ t been as much fun.
The foundation w ill hold another
"Reunite Jenny” demonstration on
the steps o f the state capital in Salem
at 11 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 23.
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