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Thousands Of Immigrants March On Washington
Tens of thousands of immigrants are making their way to Washington for a weekend rally.
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NEW YORK (March 18, 2010)--Tens of thousands of immigrants are making their way across the country to the nation's capital to rally Sunday on immigration reform.
Organizers hope as many as 100,000 people will attend.
Mostly Hispanic, they include day laborers walking from Hempstead, N.Y., and Californians who sold tamales and fruit to pay for their trip.
At least 700 buses are expected from 28 states.
The immigrants will likely have to share attention on the same day as a possible vote in Congress on health care reform, which is one of the issues that sidelined President Obama's campaign promise of reform and possible legalization for the estimated 12 million people in the U.S. illegally.
Reform advocates met with Obama last week.
He also met with lawmakers who are drafting legislation.
It's not clear if Congress will get him a bill this year.
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Amnesty is on the way.It's part of this administrations' agenda. Make Illegals Legal, give Them Health Care and get their vote at the next election!
Are these legal or illegal immigrants? Why doesn't the federal government enforce the laws the last time immigration reform was made, I think it was around 1986. It would save much time and money and allow our leaders in Washington DC to start focusing on getting legal Americans back to work.
