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www.todopoderalpueblo.org 10-18-2011 // Oxnard, Califas Elliott Gabriel of the Todo Poder al Pueblo Collective (todopoderalpueblo.org ) issues statement regarding the Collective’s checkpoint campaign and the passage of AB 353, legislation which limits impound and towing policy at the statewide level for unlicensed drivers in California. This video is an excerpt of the City Council session for 2011-11-18. Oxnard City Council meetings are public record, so this video is public domain. From ow.ly : “Statewide data shows that nearly $40 million in profits have been generated by towing and impound fees alone. In Oxnard, there is an extra $241 charge for the police to release the vehicles taken from us. Forced to pay over $1500 in fees (ransom) due to the 30-Day Impound hold, many residents are forced to leave their cars in the impound yard, where they are later sold. Warrants and arrests related to unpaid tickets often lead to incarceration and detention. For undocumented workers, this process can lead to deportation under existing “Poli-Migra” partnerships between the Ventura Sherriff’s Department and the Department of Homeland Security-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (DHS-ICE). Our community can take the lead in resisting the abuse taking place at checkpoints.Hard-working families have absolutely no reason to put up with being bullied or harassed in their own neighborhoods for other people’s gain; we have to demand that changes be made to stop this shameful process from …