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Activists heading to Washington to push for immigration reform
www.chinaview.cn 2007-05-31 06:47:05
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    LOS ANGELES, May 30 (Xinhua) -- A group of 100 immigrants will travel by train from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. next month to promote "just and humane" immigration reform in the United States, organizers announced here Wednesday.

    The week-long "Dreams Across America" campaign will kick off on June 13 when immigrants board a train with whistle stops planned in several cities across the country and conclude in Washington, with an event organized by the Fair Immigration Reform Movement.

    Immigrants from other U.S. cities will also travel on trains to the event, organizers said.

    "We have taken to the streets to march for fair and humane immigration changes in our laws. These mobilizations have taken place in dozens and dozens of cities and states across our country," said Maria Elena Durazo, secretary-treasurer of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor.

    She said the campaign will bring together the stories of all immigrants in America who are impacted by a "broken immigration system."

    Interviews and photographs of those participating in the campaign will be posted at the website http://dreamsacrossamericaonline.org, which organizers say is designed to share stories about coming to the United States and "engage the public in storytelling."

    The campaign does not have a position on the immigration bill being considered by federal lawmakers in the Congress, but Durazo said she and other labor and leaders have called on lawmakers to support immigration reform that will provide undocumented immigrants with a pathway to citizenship.

    "It is about time for justice to be done for the millions who've given so much to our economy, our culture and to our country," said Giovanni Bizotto of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. "Give us now, a humane, comprehensive and just immigration reform." 

Editor: Mu Xuequan
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