Over 200,000 March for Immigration Reform
Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 6:37 pm
More than 200,000 people gathered on the National Mall today to participate in March for America, a rally advocating comprehensive immigration reform.
Organized by Reform Immigration for America, the rally brought together groups from around the country — including Service Employees International Union, Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Democracia Ahora and the Coalition for Human Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles — to send a message to lawmakers: “The time for immigration reform is now.”
President Obama delivered a message from the big screens in the crowd in which he assured the demonstrators of his commitment to passing comprehensive immigration reform.
Several lawmakers also spoke at the event, including Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.), and several marchers had signs that read, “Luis Gutierrez for President.” Gutierrez, a leading advocate of immigration reform in the House, said, “If America has a problem it can’t solve, it blames immigrants. We’ve been patient long enough. … I know how you can get heard in the Capitol. You raise your voice. Our day is coming.”
Reps. Yvette Clark (D-N.Y.), Joe Crowley (D-N.Y.) and Michael Honda (D-Calif.) — as well the only Latino in the Senate, Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) — were among the other lawmakers who spoke at the rally. “It’s time to put the politics of fear aside,” said Menendez.
Although a large portion of the rally was geared toward the Spanish-speaking community (over half of the speakers, in fact, spoke Spanish during their speeches), there were organizations and speakers representing Asians and Africans, and many other minority groups participated in the event to show their support.
“I hope the elected officials will consider comprehensive immigration reform for those who are willing to work and stop deportations,” said Matu Ahmed, an immigrant from Ghana, who came to the rally from New York City with a group of African community members. “You can’t take children from families. This is the time for reform for those children.”
For Ahmed and many others at the rally, immigration reform is a civil rights issue. Ahmed believes the White House should be “humane” and consider families when proposing reform. “We are not criminals. We want to contribute to the American dream. We want to be part of the U.S.”
Today’s events also included a religious service before the main program with representatives of several religious organizations and a march to RFK Stadium after the program.
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Comment posted March 22, 2010 @ 7:58 pm
yeah, well, I only have 23 years of education. But this demo got almost zero coverage–what I said was that everyone WAS WATCHING health care reform, not that they SHOULD BE. They need to know that the proposed amnesty is a huge mistake.
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Americans cannot afford 10 million more families. Foreign nationals are very knowledgeable at cheating the IRS and the US taxpayer. They can even get child credits for their children, either not in America or in some other country. Once those here receive appropriate green cards they can then sponsor immediate family member, including people with infirmities as long as they are financial sponsored. But this is a joke, because once here the law–IS NOT ENFORCED. They then become public charges. They can collect Supplementary Security income (SSI) and other benefits. The number can never be truly calculated? Even the US Census will be off the mark, because hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions will stay silent. Now the number of illegal immigrants who have no intention of renewing their entry visa, or have slipped past the Border Patrol (Canada and Mexico, South American countries and islands) must be deported.
We need professional and highly skilled workers, but not desperate uneducated, non-or semi-skilled. We have millions of Americans and legal residents in that category. Guest workers for farms and agriculture, but they must stay in that job until their visa expires. No options!.Then go home? California the SANCTUARY STATE, ARIZONA & NEW YORK have been bled dry.
The true estimate of foreign nationals in America is somewhere between 20 and 30 million? If AMNESTY is forced through the numbers will skyrocket, as countless numbers will be ready to bridge the border, just before President Obama signs the new reform. (with the wife and kids this would amount to 40-50 million people) on welfare, in subsidized housing, food stamps, WIC, more teachers, covered by Medicaid and other payments. They will not be paying any taxes because of the EIC and Child Tax credits will reimburse them. The IRS does not follow up on this type of fraud? This is a cruel trick on every honest taxpayer is this first generation of newly legalized immigrants, could escalate with thousands bring in brothers, sisters, Mothers and Fathers. By the year 2040 the population of America could be unsustainable with limited resources, water shortages, highways crammed to capacity and a infrastructure that is falling apart.
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Interesting that 200,000 people show up to march for Immigrant Rights and no it gets nearly NO coverage by the national media, but 1,000 – 5,000 Tea Party people are covered on an almost daily basis. Liberal media? I don't think so.
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I have my first court date in April for deportation. I've been here for 14 years
and i'm turning twenty-four. My mom's petition is backlogged and she's done so
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lawyers who don't do anything but take our money. Meanwhile we struggle in the
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I am very happy that people are not being passive on this issue but taking actions. Very important subject that needs a lot of attention from the media I think.
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I don't think immigration reform will ever truly take place…there's too much hostility between the two sides and they both have completely opposing views.
Comment posted September 30, 2010 @ 2:48 pm
I agree that a comprehensive immigration reform is needed. But I don't think that it will be possible in the near future.
Comment posted September 30, 2010 @ 6:51 pm
Immigration was suddenly at the center of attention in Sweden at our recent election where, for the first time ever, a nationalistic anti-immigrant party got into the parliament. Scary stuff and an example of short memory with Sweden (and USA) being nowhere close to where they are without immigrants.
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Inmigration is an ussual problem in all the contries of the world and some contries are doing very strange and hard reforms with them…
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I'm doubtful anything will be done. too much opposition on all sides. more talk no action…
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Comment posted October 5, 2010 @ 12:43 pm
I truly support Gutierrez, why don’t Americans spend time in building up the potential in self and stop the opportunities going to immigrants. In fact immigrants are striving to make America better and in turn make there life’s better. It’s a win-Win situation for both. Can anyone imagine America proceeding towards Growth without immigrant’s contribution?
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Who was counting? 200,000, hardly. Nor was the Mall “packed” or “crammed.” Guess what–everyone was wathcing health care reform on TV.
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Comment posted October 13, 2010 @ 8:55 am
Everyone says something but no one can come up with a perfect solution that will make happy all the immigrants.
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If there is a problem then there must be a solution as well but not many people are brainstorming on this.
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very interesting they seem to be all joining together
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reform is the only answer here
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