Northwest Detention Center Resistance: A Summary

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The local Whatcom Democratic Socialist of America (DSA) chapter coordinated with the Northwest Detention Center Resistance (NWDCR) to gather local DSA members, DSA volunteers, and other prison reform-minded advocates to demonstrate against the Northwest Detention Center. The Northwest Detention Center Resistance meets in solidarity outside of the Northwest Detention Center most Saturdays from 8 to 11 A.M. and/or 1 to 4 P.M. and is an advocacy group that advocates for the shutdown of the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC), a center where undocumented immigrants are detained. The NWDCR is a volunteer community group so anyone is welcome and encouraged to join. The detainees held at the NWDC are kept in poor conditions, receive low pay, and substandard treatment. The demonstration was held outside of the Northwest Detention Center; a tour around the outside of the prison was given, while the individual leading the tour gave a speech about the different areas of the NWDC and the conditions the detainees were kept in. During the speech, prison guards had to open the gates to let an ambulance into the prison. The speaker informed us that …show more content…

The other side might also say that in addition to having no documentation being a crime in the eyes of the law, it also means that the undocumented individual is not a citizen of the United States, therefore, not privileged to the rights of the United States Constitution. They might argue that the NWDC is beneficial for society as it keeps undocumented immigrants for acquiring “American” jobs and reduces crime. These are just a few of the arguments that an opposing side may argue. Ultimately, the NWDCR Demonstration I attended did not acknowledge the other side of the argument, but the facts and evidence that they provided were

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