Mexicanos Sin Fronteras and Woodbridge Workers Committee urgently  need your support and solidarity. On July 10, 2007 the Prince William  County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved anti-immigrant  legislation directing county employees to require proof of  citizenship before providing county services (except those protected  by state and federal laws). Additionally information about a person’s  status may be sent and received by county employees to other local,  state, and national agencies including Immigration and Customs  Enforcement. It also calls for PWC police to investigate a person’s  immigration status when detained by the police if there is “probable  cause” to believe that immigration laws were violated.In addition it  calls for an agreement between PWC police and Immigration and Customs  Enforcement that would train a group of PWC police to act as  immigration officials.  We believe this resolution targets people of  color, allows for racial profiling and violates the human and civil  rights of the immigrant community. It has already created at  atmosphere of fear and division in the community.

On Thursday, August 9, 7:00 PM there will be a support and solidarity  organizing meeting at Bull Run Unitarian-Universalist Congregation  located at Church and Main Sts. in Old Town Manassas, VA. Please send  a representative to this important meeting.

Since the July 10th Supervisors’ vote, we have organized three  community meetings to gather the community’s ideas and  recommendations for opposing the resolution. The response was  inspiring, with over 3,000 community residents attending.

The community recommended and overwhelmingly approved the following  actions:

* Call on the PW Board of County Supervisors to immediately rescind  this resolution in its entirety.
* An economic boycott of all Prince William businesses (except those  that are immigrant owned) from August 27 - September 3, 2007.
* A massive nonviolent march and rally on Sunday, September 2, 2007.
* A one-day work stoppage on October 9, 2007.