Fil Ams Join March for Immigrants Sunday in D.C. |
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Written by Joseph G. Lariosa | |||
Friday, 19 March 2010 08:51 | |||
By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2009 Journal Group Link International) Filipino Americans to Join March for Immigrants on Sunday in C HICAGO, Illinois (JGLi) – Two busloads of Filipinos and Filipino Americans will be leaving Saturday (March 20) for Washington, D.C., to join an expected 100,000 marchers from across the country dubbed the “March for America,” demanding from President Barack Obama and the U.S. Congress “to keep their promise to enact comprehensive immigration reform for new American families and insist that they act boldly to make the economy work for all American families.” They are part of the 100 buses that will leave at “There is a planned ten-minute press conference, 2-3 speakers, and SEIU volunteers, manning the entrances of the White Sox stadium. The media is coming. There is now tremendous interest, especially UNOVISION, which should be covering the departure of 50, 60, 70 buses for the Dan Ryan bound for D.C.,” according to Juanita Salvador-Burris, an officer of Alliance of Filipinos for Immigrant Rights and Empowerment (AFIRE) that is organizing the Filipino contingent.
Suburban They are due at the Drop-off/pick-up at RFK stadium in They can join a mass to be celebrated by His Eminence Roger Cardinal Mahoney, Archbishop of Los Angeles, California, at 11 a.m. at St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church, Upper Church 19 Eye Street, NW (corner of N. Capitol and I Street) Union Station Metro, according to an invitation of Washington, D.C.-based Atty. Arnedo Valera of the Migrant Heritage Commission ( However, Mr. Clarito and Ms. Burris said the 100 busloads of riders from At At The bus riders will return to the Drop-off/pick-up at RFK stadium at
Reports about the Immigration March the Day After: From today's issue of the Philadelphia Inquirer: The article mentions Ali Kronley, Joanne Sessa and Filipino-American leader Ernesto Gange. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/world_us/88797027.html Aerial photo—from the Associated Press: http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/news/nation_world/88782717.html?imageId=32603817 From today's issue of the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/22/us/politics/22immig.html?ref=us From today's issue of the Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-immigration-march22-2010mar22,0,6442141.story Mr. Pecson, a long-time immigrant, for his part said, “it is about time, American leaders do something about the millions of undocumented who are living in the shadows although they are contributing to the national economy. In this year of the Census, immigrants and undocumented immigrants should all come forward and be counted so they will be properly represented.” Sally Velasco who was about to go home to the She said she can now join the trip to D.C., bringing with her, “one
There is also another bus-load of Filipino-American immigration-reform supporters from T he “March for On Thursday (March 18), the White House issued the following: “Statement by the President Praising the Bipartisan Immigration Reform Framework “In June, I met with members of both parties, and assigned Secretary (of Homeland Security Janet) Napolitano to work with them and key constituencies around the country to craft a comprehensive approach that will finally fix our broken immigration system. I am pleased to see that Senators (Charles) Schumer (Dem.-NY) and (Lindsey) Graham (Rep.-S.C.) have produced a promising, bipartisan framework, which can and should be the basis for moving forward. It thoughtfully addresses the need to shore up our borders, and demands accountability from both workers who are here illegally and employers who game the system. "My Administration will be consulting further with the Senators on the details of their proposal, but a critical next step will be to translate their framework into a legislative proposal, and for Congress to act at the earliest possible opportunity. “I congratulate Senators Schumer and Graham for their leadership, and pledge to do everything in my power to forge a bipartisan consensus this year on this important issue so we can continue to move forward on comprehensive immigration reform.” In the marchers’ primer, it was disclosed that the 100,000 people will be attending an event that is “safe; it is legal; we have all the necessary permits. We have talked to the park service that will be providing security and they told us that they are no interested in people’s legal status. We will also have marshals on hand to help should anything arise.” M eanwhile, Attorney Valera issued a press release, saying, "ATTENTION “KABABAYANS’ and fellow immigrants. Be part of this historic undertaking in the Immigration Reform for New American Families Economic Justice for All American Families Interfaith Service at We will give the President and Congress no choice but to act. Visit www.WeMarchForAmeri ca.org for more information.
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