Kentucky’s Senate Bill 6 (SB6) is one of several bills that has been introduced in state legislatures across the country that copycat Arizona’s anti-immigrant legislation SB1070 signed into law by Arizona’s Jan Brewer last spring. The law legalizes unchecked racial profiling by police of anyone they “suspect” is undocumented.
“I’m just a concerned community member” was the message we heard from many of the more than 100 people who showed up at a called meeting in early January to discuss possible responses to Senate Bill 6 (SB6). During that meeting, many ideas were brought forth, one of which was a lobby and rally day which hundreds of people participated in on February 8 in Frankfort. Folks from across the state showed up to show their opposition to this bill and to stand in solidarity with immigrant and migrant families throughout Kentucky. We know with the work being done to resist SB6–with so many new people emerging to be a part of these efforts– the opportunities to build on this energy and new leadership are great.
In Louisville, we reached out to our board of education
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