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,WE'VE RECEIV$ ! FOLL[+ OP5 LETT] FROM ,*ILI EXPRESS+ SUPPORT = ! OCCUPATIONS ( ,I,C,E (FICES & DET5TION C5T]S >\ND ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,IT (F]S A USEFUL P]SPECTIVE FROM \TSIDE ! B\ND>IES ( ! ,U,S4 

,*>T+ ,TRANSIT DESPITE ! ,/ATE 

,WE /& 9 SOLID>ITY ) COMRADES ACROSS ! WORLD :O >E BRAVELY B>RICAD+ & OCCUPY+ ,I,C,E DET5TION C5T]S 9 ! SO-CALL$ ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 9 CITIES LIKE ,TACOMA1 ,PORTL&1 ,ATLANTA1 ,SAN ,FRANCISCO1 & ,NEW ,YORK4 ,! POLITICIANS 9 !IR (FICES %UFFLE PAP]S :ILE ! LIB]ALS HOLD SIGNS NICELY ASK+ ! GOV]NM5T TO /OP RIPP+ FAMILIES AP>T & TRAUMATIZ+ *ILDR54 ,BY CONTRA/1 !SE P>TISANS UND]/& ?AT ! GRAVITY ( ! ISSUE AT H&--HUMAN LIFE & DIGNITY--IS NOT A MATT] ( POLITICS4 

,= EXAMPLE1 PHOTOS & VIDEOS FROM ,ATLANTA SPREAD ACROSS ! WORLD %[$ ! _?ICEBREAK]S BLA/+ MUSIC :ILE BO? ! OCCUPI]S & ?OSE BEH9D B>S DANC$4 ,PROTE/]S TAUNT$ ! POLICE ) D\<NUTS & REPEAT$LY HELD !IR GR\ND AGA9/ POLICE EVICTION4 ,RA!R ?AN M]ELY MAK+ VISIBLE ?AT ! VOT+ PUBLIC IS UNHAPPY ) !IR ELECT$ (FICIALS' DECISIONS1 !Y TOOK DIRECT ACTION AGA9/ ! /ATE BUREAUCRACIES & !IR FUNCTION>IES TO CREATE MOM5TS ( LIFE & JOY ?AT CUT ACROSS ! DIVIDE BETWE5 CITIZ5 & NON-CITIZ54 

,!SE OCCUPATIONS >E OCCURR+ :ILE POLITICIANS >E PREP>+ = ELECTION CAMPAIGNS2 MANY WILL UND\BT$LY PROMISE A MORE HUMANE YET /ILL 0S5SIBLE0 IMMIGRATION POLICY 9 ORD] TO GET VOTES4 ,WE WI% TO %>E ONE ?+ ?AT IS CLE> ?R\<\T ! ,WE/3 ,ELECTORAL POLITICS IS NOT A PA? TO SURVIVAL4 ,AS LONG AS ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES HAS EXI/$1 ITS BORD]S HAVE CLEAV$ FAMILIES AP>T4 ,AS LONG AS /ATES HAVE EXI/$1 !IR B\ND$ T]RITORIES HAVE S]V$ TO EXCLUDE & KILL4 

,:5 ! LIB]ALS TELL US ?AT ! ONLY SOLUTION IS TO VOTE = A PROGRESSIVE C&IDATE1 WE SAY TWO ?+S3 

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,:ILE Y\R 9T]NATIONAL & IMMIGRATION POLICIES DICTATE :E!R WE LIVE OR DIE1 WE >E DY+4 

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,:ILE \R FRI5D%IPS & FAMILIES >E BE+ RIPP$ AP>T1 WE CAN NEV] VOTE4 

,9/EAD ( LIV+ PREC>I\SLY AT ! :IMS ( POLITICIANS & EBBS & FL[S ( !IR LEGISLATION1 WE NE$ TO BUILD ! MEANS TO 5SURE \R SURVIVAL REG>DLESS ( POLITICS & LAW4 

,ON ,SEPTEMB] #a#a1 #a#i#g#c1 ! ,*ILEAN ,MILIT>Y1 BACK$ BY ! ,C,I,A & ,U,S GOV]NM5T1 BOMB$ ,EL ,PALACIO DE LA ,MON$A AS ,G5]AL ,AUGU/O ,P9O*ET OV]?REW ! ,UNIDAD ,POPUL> 7,U,P7 GOV]NM5T4 ,MANY ,U,P P>TY MEMB]S & LEFTI/S MANAG$ TO ESCAPE TO ! ,U,S OR ,EUROPE :]E !Y LIV$ 9 EXILE4 ,H[EV]1 ?OSE )\T ! ECONOMIC OR SOCIAL MEANS TO IMMIGRATE TO ! 0,FIR/ ,WORLD0 F\ND !MSELVES 9 JAILS1 TORTURE *AMB]S1 OR MASS GRAVES4 ,:ILE ,U,S POLICIES OV]SEAS DRIVE MIGRATION1 ,U,S BORD] POLICY S]VES TO IMP$E IT1 TRAPP+ PEOPLE 9 W> ZONES & DICTATOR%IPS4 ,! LIB]ALS >\ND ! WORLD :O EXPRESS$ HORROR & DEM&$ A RETURN TO DEMOCRACY 9 ,*ILI W]E BL9D TO ! >RAY ( NON-DEMOCRATIC IMMIGRATION POLICIES ?AT IMPACT$ ! LIVES ( ,*ILEANS BE=E1 DUR+1 & AFT] ! C\P4  
  

0,P]HAPS ! ,*ILEAN EXILE ?AT LEFT ! C\NTRY ) ONLY :AT WAS NECESS>Y HAD PRIVILEGES ACCORD+ TO ! POLITICAL OR CULTURAL /ATUS !Y POSSESS$ :5 SOME ( !M C\LD *OOSE ! EMBASSY & DE/9ATION ?AT MAT*$ !IR DREAMS ( PICTURESQUE ,EUROPEAN L&SCAPES4 ,MEAN:ILE1 ANONYM\S %OELESS O!RS L&$ :]E !Y W]E ?R[N3 ,MEXICO1 ,>G5T9A1 ,CUBA1 OR ! DI/ANT ,SC&9AVIA1 :]E !Y W]E COAL COCKROA*ES 9 ! ALB9O SKY ( ! ,VIK+S40 

-,P$RO ,LEMEBEL4 ,EL EXILIO FRU-FRU 7O 0HABIA UNA FONDA 5 ,MONTP>NASSE07 .<,! ,FRU-,FRU ,EXILE 7OR 0,!RE ,WAS AN ,9N 9 ,MONTP>NASSE7.>  
  

,N[ ?AT WE >E 9 DEMOCRACY 0)9 :AT IS POSSIBLE0 ACCORD+ TO ! =M] ,*ILEAN PRESID5T ,PATRICIO ,ALYW91 ! POLITICIANS & LIB]ALS EXCLAIM3 0,TO MAKE A *ANGE1 Y\ %\LD GO \T & VOTE60 ,H[ CAN WE VOTE \T ! AS%OLE WORK+ ! VISA DESK AT ! LOCAL ,U,S ,EMBASSY8 ,DID ANYONE ACTUALLY VOTE 9 ! J]K AT ! CONSULATE :O 9T]VIEWS =EIGN]S = FIVE M9UTES TO DECIDE IF !Y >E LIKELY TO OV]/AY !IR VISA = ECONOMIC OR FAMILIAL REASONS8 ,! SAME (FICIAL :O HAS ! P[] TO D5Y Y\R VISA APPLICATION1 ) NO KN[L$GE ( Y\R LIVES & DREAMS1 = BE+ A 0W\LD-BE ILLEGAL08 ,= A GOV]NM5T ?AT CLAIMS TO BE 0JU/1 DEMOCRATIC1 & TRANSP>5T10 \R TREATM5T AT ! ,U,S EMBASSY MAT*ES ! TREATM5T WE RECEIVE AT ! MO/ >BITR>Y ( BUREAUCRACIES 9 ! 0,?IRD ,WORLD40 ,=GIVE US IF WE HAVE TR\BLE RECONCIL+ ?IS FACT ) GOV]NM5T CALLS = 0,LAW & ,ORD]40 

,9 A GLOBAL FRAME1 :AT CAN DEMOCRACY MEAN :5 WE HAVE NO 9FLU5CE ON ! ,U,S GOV]NM5T POLICIES ?AT AFFECT US8 ,EV5 AS WE WRITE ?IS1 ! ,*ILEAN MILIT>IZ$ POLICE >E >M$ ) DRONES1 AMPHIBIAN TANKS1 & TE> GAS SUPPLI$ ?R\< ,U,S =EIGN AID TO BE USE BY COMM&OS TRA9$ 9 ,COLOMBIA1 0,EL ,COM&O ,JUNGLA10 TO REPRESS ,MAPU*E L& /RUGGLES4 ,MAPU*E IMMIGRANTS 9 ! ,U,S1 LIKE ?OSE FROM O!R P>TS ( ! WORLD1 W]E =C$ TO LEAVE !IR 9DIG5\S T]RITORIES TO ESCAPE POV]TY1 />VATION1 & /ATE REPRESSION4 ,:5 DECID+ TO FLEE TO ! ,U,S IS A MATT] ( LIFE OR DEA? REG>DLESS ( LEGALITY1 ! CALL = ELECT+ PROGRESSIVE C&IDATES AS A MEANS TO *ANGE IMMIGRATION POLICY IS A PATRONIZ+ & EXCLUSION>Y WAY TO TELL ! RE/ ( ! WORLD TO PUT \R LIVES 9 ! H&S ( POLITICIANS4 

,AS A RESULT1 :ILE ! CALL TO SIMPLY _?,ABOLI%,I,C,E MAY SEEM LIKE A RADICAL MOVE FROM )9 ! /ATE1 IF IT GOES NO FUR!R1 IT IS JU/ A LIB]AL 9VITATION = ,U,S CITIZ5S TO IGNORE ! RE/ ( ! ,U,S /ATE'S IMPACT ON ! LIVES ( ?OSE >\ND ! WORLD4 

,TO M]ELY _?,ABOLI%,I,C,E IS TO %UFFLE >\ND !IR ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES TO O!R AG5CIES )9 ! >RAY ( BUREAUCRATIC ASSEMBLAGES--EMBASSIES1 >MIES1 ,C,I,A AG5TS--?AT EX]T ! /ATE'S =CE AGA9/ ?OSE :O LACK ,U,S CITIZ5%IP4 ,!SE ASSEMBLAGES WILL CONT9UE TO EXI/ EV5 IF Y\ ELECT A SOCIALI/ TO Y\R LOCAL CITY C\NCIL4 ,!Y WILL CONT9UE TO EXI/ IF Y\R PROGRESSIVE MAYOR ORD]S ! POLICE TO REFUSE TO DETA9 NEW IMMIGRANTS :5 A HUNDR$ DETA9EES >E /ILL 9 !IR CITY'S JAIL4 ,I,C,E HAS EXI/$ = LESS ?AN #b YE>S1 BUT ! ,U,S GOV]NM5T HAS WORK$ MU* LONG] TO 9T5SIFY GLOBAL HUMAN SUFF]+ ?R\< W>S1 C\PS1 & TRADE POLICIES4 ,! ,U,S GOV]NM5T HAS ALWAYS DETA9$ & DEPORT$ ?OSE :O D>E TO IMMIGRATE ON !IR [N T]MS TO A C\NTRY :]E !Y BELIEVE !Y HAVE A *ANCE = SURVIVAL4 ,AN _?,ABOLI%,ICE MOVEM5T BUILT ON ASK+ ! /ATE TO ABOLI% ,I,C,E S]VES TO EXCLUDE NON-CITIZ5S FROM BUILD+ P[]4 

,A MOVEM5T BUILT ON TURN+ ! DIRECT ACTION ( NON-,U,S CITIZ5S & !IR FRI5DS--?OSE :O >E B>RICAD+ ,I,C,E FACILITIES & TAK+ DIRECT ACTION--9TO A SPECTACLE TO ELECT (FICIALS WILL ONLY 5ABLE ! POLITICIANS TO W9 A GAME WE C\LD NEV] PLAY & WILL NEV] W94 ,WE WILL LOSE ! P[] WE HAVE TO SURVIVE DESPITE ! /ATE1 :ILE LIB]ALS & POLITICIANS BUTTRESS ! P[] ( ! ,U,S GOV]NM5T4 

,! ONLY WAY TO 5SURE \R SURVIVAL IS TO SECURE ! CONDITIONS TO MEET \R NE$S AUTONOM\SLY4 ,?AT MAY MEAN CROSS+ A BORD] )\T A GOV]NM5T'S P]MISSION4 ,?IS IS NOT A NEOLIB]AL CALL = TRANSNATIONAL FL[S AGA9/ ! P[] ( ! /ATE4 ,CURR5TLY CAPITALISM IS ONLY SU/A9$ BY ! POLITICAL B>RI]S ?AT DIVIDE US4 ,?IS IS A W> CRY FROM \R PREC>ITIZ$ BODIES4 

,! ONLY ACTIONS ?AT CAN 9SURE \R SURVIVAL >E ?OSE ?AT BREAK ! DIVISION BETWE5 CITIZ5 & NON-CITIZ51 ! B>RI] ( PAT]NALISM & EXCLUSION4 ,!SE ACTIONS ACKN[L$GE ?AT \R %>$ SURVIVAL IS PR$ICAT$ ON BUILD+ AUTONOMY \TSIDE ( ! /ATE & CAPITAL4 ,?IS C\LD MEAN B>RICAD+ ! 5TRANCE TO AN ,I,C,E FACILITY1 BLOCK+ A DEPORTATION BUS1 OR HID+ UNDOCUM5T$ IMMIGRANTS FROM ! POLICE 9/EAD ( PRET5D+ ?AT ! /ATE WILL PROTECT !M4 ,?IS MAY ALSO MEAN ?AT1 9/EAD ( HOP+ AN HUMANIT>IAN ORGANIZATION WILL C>E = UNDOCUM5T$ IMMIGRANTS1 Y\ GO TO ! PRISON OR DET5TION C5T] TO BUILD AUTONOM\S & P[]FUL FRI5D%IPS ) ?OSE 9C>C]AT$4 ,ABOVE ALL1 ?IS MEANS BUILD+ ! 9FRA/RUCTURE = \R %>$ SURVIVAL1 KN[+ ?AT /ATE 9/ITUTIONS & ELECTORAL POLITICS HAVE NEV] 5SUR$ & WILL NEV] 5SURE ?AT WE ALL LIVE4 ,ALL ATTEMPTS AT 9CLUSION 9 ELECTORAL POLITICS IS BUILT ON ! EXCLUSION ( O!RS4 

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