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What March? (Immigration 'reform' march on Washington, DC)
Reform Immigration For America ^ | February 23, 2010 | Deepak Bhargava

Posted on 02/23/2010 6:03:14 PM PST by La Lydia

On March 21st, we will march on Washington, DC to demand immigration reform. Our vision of reform includes immigrants and native-born U.S. citizens working shoulder to shoulder to achieve better wages, working conditions, and labor protections. People from all across America will lend their voice in the fight for reform. We will come together as one voice on the National Mall for a strong America – for families, for workers, for businesses, and for security.

Join thousands from across the country in the March For America in DC on March 21st, and demand Congress act NOW to pass immigration reform and move quickly to put all Americans back to work.

Where: Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC

In March, we march! If you care about real change in Washington, it’s time to make your voice heard. We’ve heard from the special interests. We’ve heard from the tea partiers and the defenders of the status quo. Now, it’s our turn.

A broad coalition of national and local groups have announced a massive mobilization, “March for America: Change Takes Courage,” which will bring tens of thousands of people to Washington on March 21 to:

Demand that the President and Congress keep their promise to enact comprehensive immigration reform for new American families. Insist that the President and Congress act boldly to make the economy work for all American families.

Throughout American history, only big and broad social movements have produced big change. From abolition to women’s suffrage, from the New Deal to civil rights, the one major lesson of American history is that it is only when thousands and thousands of people take their destiny into their own hands that entrenched special interests can be defeated and progressive policies enacted. The last year has demonstrated again that we can’t expect politicians to grow spines all by themselves, and we can’t sit back and hope for bold leadership from the people we elected to serve the country’s interest. We must instill courage and insert backbone in our leaders through massive, sustained grassroots pressure. This is the only path forward.

I have heard too many people bemoan a broken political system, and complain about how hard change has been to achieve over the last year. Despair and passivity are luxuries our communities cannot afford. There is nothing surprising about Washington’s resistance to change, and we know the formula to break the gridlock. It’s our time to step up. It’s our time to lead and take responsibility.

Our broken immigration system and the worst unemployment crisis since the Great Depression stand as festering testaments to our leaders’ lack of courage to act.

This is a pivotal moment in the history of America. We are faced with a choice. We can do nothing, and watch as new American families are torn apart by the broken immigration system; watch as profiteers continue to take advantage of people desperate for work; and watch as all American families struggle to find good jobs and make ends meet. Or we can stand up and stand together for our families and our communities.

Every day that Washington fails to address our broken immigration system and broken economy, Americans become more angry and frustrated with their leaders. Every day that we put off reforming the immigration system, more families are torn apart, workers endure more abuse, our national deficit grows as billions in tax revenue are lost and the rule of law is undermined. Every day that Congress and the President fail to address the growing economic distress in American communities is another day in which American families struggle unnecessarily.

We have no choice but to send the President and Congress a message with urgency and passion: you must keep the promises you have made. We are tired of excuses for inaction.

To everyone who believes in comprehensive immigration reform for new American families and an economy that works for all American families, we need you so that together we can show our collective power and energy. Join the March for America. Mark your calendars for Sunday, March 21. Events begin at 1 p.m. on the National Mall. I’ll see you there.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 111th; aliens; amnesty; bhocira; bhoillegals; democratvoters; entitlementculture; fifthcolumn; immigrantlist; immigrationreform; importingdemocrats; teaparty
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For security. Yeah, right.
1 posted on 02/23/2010 6:03:15 PM PST by La Lydia
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To: AuntB; Liz; Tennessee Nana

ping


2 posted on 02/23/2010 6:03:53 PM PST by La Lydia
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To: La Lydia

What garbage. Americans have been taxed to death to provide illegals with ENDLESS ENDLESS benefits. Send the ****ers home.


3 posted on 02/23/2010 6:07:17 PM PST by Frantzie (TV - sending Americans towards Islamic serfdom - Cancel TV service NOW)
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To: 1_Inch_Group; 2sheep; 2Trievers; 3AngelaD; 3pools; 3rdcanyon; 4Freedom; 4ourprogeny; 7.62 x 51mm; ..

ping


4 posted on 02/23/2010 6:09:11 PM PST by gubamyster
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To: La Lydia
This guys sounds confused - does he want to throw open the borders to anyone looking for a job or does he want to help American families?

Can't do both.

5 posted on 02/23/2010 6:11:41 PM PST by skeeter
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To: La Lydia

One positive about the health care debate. It keeps immigration, cap and trade and other efforts to destroy the country on the back burner.


6 posted on 02/23/2010 6:12:15 PM PST by bwc2221
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To: skeeter

Look at this list. You can pretty much figure it out. Open borders so all can loot and pillage our beautiful country
http://reformimmigrationforamerica.org/about/organizations/


7 posted on 02/23/2010 6:12:45 PM PST by La Lydia
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To: La Lydia
Yeah, thats what I thought.

Deepak can KMA.

8 posted on 02/23/2010 6:13:48 PM PST by skeeter
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To: bwc2221

BO’s plan is to enact socialized medicine, then legalize the 30 million or so illegals here, open the borders and invite the rest of the world in. How to take down a great nation in four years.


9 posted on 02/23/2010 6:14:14 PM PST by La Lydia
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To: La Lydia

Deport.


10 posted on 02/23/2010 6:14:41 PM PST by rbosque (11 year Freeper! Combat Economist.)
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To: La Lydia

The squatter support squad is selling this event as “American”...’for the people’...blah, blah.

What a crock. And this entitlement culture is what some, like McCain, want to make legal voting citizens?


11 posted on 02/23/2010 6:19:59 PM PST by AuntB (WE are NOT a nation of immigrants! We're a nation of Americans! http://towncriernews.blogspot.com/)
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To: La Lydia

We’d much prefer you’d march south down I-35 nonstop until you get home.


12 posted on 02/23/2010 6:20:13 PM PST by A_Former_Democrat
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To: La Lydia
This is so gonna blow up in the Bammer's face. Like he hasn't ticked off 2/3 of the electorate already.

Let Obama be 30,000 undocumemted protesters on the 6 o'clock news. Bon Appetit.

13 posted on 02/23/2010 6:23:29 PM PST by Calusa (The pump won't prime 'cause the vandals took the handle. Quoth Bob Dylan.)
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To: La Lydia

Seems that whenever you turn an amnesty rock over, you find an ACORN.

http://beltwayblips.dailyradar.com/story/deepak_bhargava/


14 posted on 02/23/2010 6:24:16 PM PST by tumblindice (The Fighting Gay 69th, Motto: "We'll Scratch Your Eyes Out!"( and uniforms to die for!)
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To: AuntB

I would like to know more about this “Reform Immigration for America” and if it is connected to “Organizing for America.” Also: who is funding it? That is an expensive, elaborate website. There are some ACORN affiliates, Workers of the World affiliates and Alinsky affiliates on that list.


15 posted on 02/23/2010 6:26:36 PM PST by La Lydia
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To: tumblindice

Great minds think alike!


16 posted on 02/23/2010 6:27:01 PM PST by La Lydia
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To: tumblindice

Another article on the lovely Deepak
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,561301,00.html


17 posted on 02/23/2010 6:28:38 PM PST by La Lydia
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To: La Lydia

Hopefully the GOP will gain control of the House in November and slow the carnage.


18 posted on 02/23/2010 6:33:41 PM PST by bwc2221
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To: tumblindice

Nor was Deepak born in this country. Another Manchurian who went to university with BO.


19 posted on 02/23/2010 6:34:25 PM PST by La Lydia
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To: La Lydia

Immigration Reform.....how about a 3’ taller extension on the existing fence and finish the hundreds of miles they never started.


20 posted on 02/23/2010 6:35:45 PM PST by HardStarboard (ST)
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