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Dear Friends:

On this beautiful Christmas day I share a most profound message from my husband, Ramsey Muniz. I have just returned from El Reno, Oklahoma where Ramsey and I exchanged sentiments of love and thanksgiving for the Savior sent to us for the sake of all humanity.

Ramsey writes as follows:

Even though I feel the heavy weight of time lost in this confinement, the agony of being alive in this mode of darkness, Irma, my wife, and I share with you the true meaning of the glorious spiritual celebration, for it is the birth of the Light of this world. With love and strength in our hearts we will not walk in darkness, but with the Light of life and freedom.

Merry Christmas to our families, friends, and supporters, to those who seek justice, and to all who carry the love of Christ in their hearts.

Con amor,
Ramsey & Irma Muniz

“My incarceration, my innocence and cruel suffering have transformed me into the most profound and powerful symbol of human salvation.”

www.freeramsey.com

Note: the following item appeared in the Announcements section of the Texas Civil Rights Review in July, August, September, and October, 2007–gm

The number of children separated from one or both parents as a result of immigration enforcement is significant; the study found that for every two immigrants apprehended, one child was left behind. This suggests that potentially
thousands of children have been separated from their parents as a result of recent
immigration enforcement activities, and literally millions more may be at risk. The study found that fully two-thirds of affected children are U.S. citizens or legal residents, suggesting that the potential future costs for our country are significant. In addition, the Urban Institute found that the impact on the social structures that support children was
profoundly negative. Surely Americans should be concerned when one of the effects of
enforcing the law is that school systems and child care providers must prepare for the
likelihood of substantial numbers of their children being left without care, without warning.

Get the complete report, Paying the Price:
The Impact of Immigration Raids on America’s Children, from the Urban Institute [pdf]

More and more we find our local stories caught up in global struggles, whether our refugees come from Mexico, Guatemala, Palestine, or Albania. Today, we find that our tears come from Pakistan, where another struggle for democracy has been violently purged through assassination.

We all cry the same tears against the same violence when we cry for Benazir Bhutto. Oh, Pakistan! “My God, they Killed Her.”