Townhall tactic 2013: Why do you want to deport my daddy?

The “Don’t Deport My Dad” theme (and variations on it) has been developing for months. For Father’s Day 2013, a Don’t Deport My Father website was launched by various community organizing groups.

There were vigils organized and rallies in various states, and even a Don’t Deport My Dad petition at Change.org. The ACLU highlighted the movement as did Church World Service.

The American Federation of Teachers is organizing groups to attend town halls on the issue of deportation of family members, and presumably other groups are as well.

There are numerous Don’t Deport My Dad type videos uploaded to YouTube, including this one uploaded a few days ago by the website Dream Activist…