Hundreds of thousands of people marched through the streets of Washington, DC on Sunday to call for immigration reform. Estimates of the crowd size ranged from 200,000 to 500,000. Illinois Congressman Luis Gutierrez, the chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Immigration Task Force, emphasized the urgent need for Washington to act on comprehensive immigration reform. [includes rush transcript]
Reference:
Democracy Now! March 24, 2010 Hundreds of Thousands Rally for Immigration Reform in Largest Rally of Obama Presidency
H/T Reform Immigration For America blog
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