Source: Metro.us
Americans traditionally treat Independence Day as an observance of the country’s hard-won freedom and liberties.
But activists point out that for undocumented immigrants in the U.S., there’s nothing to celebrate this Fourth of July.
Members of New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia, an interfaith immigrants rights coalition, will on Wednesday host an “un-barbecue” at the Liberty Bell, with empty grills, plates and picnic baskets symbolizing the lack of freedom faced by the city’s immigrants.
Seventy-five people representing 13 faith communities on June 22 kicked off a 40-day campaign of fasting and prayer, calling for an end to local deportation policies and for federal movement on humane immigration reform.