A Very Positive Sign for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Yesterday was a good day for Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR). From all reports, most of the day at the white house was spent focused on this issue. Meetings with Senators (Schumer & Graham) and leaders from faith and grass roots organizations, and Obama reaffirmed his commitment to CIR. He also indicated that there needed to be some more GOP support. So, nothing new has happened yet, but it does look like a step forward.
Chicago continues to be a big player on the national scene. ICIRR was involved in the meetings yesterday. On March 10, there was a national come out of the shadows day for undocumented youth spearheaded by the Immigrant Youth Justice League which is based in Chicago. Chicago is sending 200 buses to DC for the March 21 rally on the Mall. JCUA last night held their Freedom and Justice Seder, and one of the rallying points was around immigration reform.
I was honored to be asked to speak to the crowd last night about immigration. I reminded them that the issue of immigration is not a current news event, or something that is only relevant when we are talking about freedom, but something that we should all care about every day. Talk to the people around you, ask them how they got here. We each have a story. Its important to remember that ‘We Were Strangers Too.’ If more people remembered this, there would be less debate. We would all be talking about how we can fix this broken system.
If you can not be in DC please click here to register for a national conference call JCUA is hosting on the importance of immigration reform. Please also go to this link and fill out one of the postcards to be delieverd to members of Congress on March 22.
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