Immigrant Advocates Take Their Case to Capitol Hill

“Trading placards for handshakes and T-shirts for ties, immigrant rights activists who have recently staged huge rallies across the country took their campaign to the halls of Congress yesterday as hundreds of people met with elected officials or their aides to lobby for immigration reform.

About 400 church, union and civic leaders from 20 states swarmed the U.S. Capitol to press for legalization of all immigrants and express opposition to current proposals, including President Bush’s plan to use the National Guard to shield the nation’s southern border, according to organizers.”

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