SB1070, the recent law passed in Arizona mandates descrimination and racial profiling and weakens trust between the community and local law enforcement by encouraging the latter to stop individuals simply because they "look" like they might be undocumented. Portland folks joined groups from across the country yesterday by gathering to make a public statement in opposition to this decision and calling for the repeal of SB1070.
The action opened with song and with some words by activists from local immigrant rights organizations and continued with a musical drama depicting the doomed marriage between local law enforcement and ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement).
ICE courts local law enforcement: 
The wedding:
The ceremony is broken up by The Community, who breaks into an alternative version of Ice Ice Baby until ICE takes him down.
The wedding:The ceremony is broken up by The Community, who breaks into an alternative version of Ice Ice Baby until ICE takes him down. Inmates then sing to Lady Gaga's Bad Romance until Local Law Enforcement revives The Community and they dance. Very entertaining.
The march through downtown Portland.
The march through downtown Portland.
The people united will never be defeated.
For more on SB1070 and The United Methodist Church's stance, go to the General Board of Church and Society's website.
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