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March 21, 2010

100,000 March for Immigration Reform in Washington DC

By  Make the Road New York Staff / Make the Road New York



MRNY is bringing over 40 busloads - the largest delegation from New York City. That's 2,000 of our community members who are energized and committed to getting immigration reform back on the legislative agenda this year. We will show President Obama that political deadlock as a roadblock to reform is unacceptable.

Last week Senators Schumer and Graham met with President Obamato present their plan for immigration reform. Obama must show leadership and harness this bipartisan support in order to make good on his promise to our nation's immigrants.

Last month you helped us raise thousands of dollars to support this mobilization. We still need your support in order to bring as many concerned community leaders as possible--families for whom immigration reform is not a perk but a necessity--to make their voices heard.

Join us this Sunday, March 21, or donate through our secure server.

For more information contact Deputy Director Javier H. Valdes: javier.valdes@maketheroadny.org

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SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:
  • $2,000 - Sponsor an entire busload
  • $400 - Sponsor an activist team of 10
  • $40 - Sponsor an individual marcher
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Thank you to the generous sponsors who have made this work possible, including: Center for Community Change, Congressman Joseph Crowley, New York Foundation, North Star Fund, Reform Immigration for America, and Surdna Foundation.


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On March 18, 2013, Mayor Bloomberg signed new legislation to stop federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from using NYC’s criminal justice system to deport thousands of New Yorkers.

Building on legislation we helped to win just over a year ago, Local Laws 21 and 22 prohibit not only the Department of Correction but now also the NYPD from spending millions of city taxpayer dollars to hold individuals on behalf of ICE agents for detention and deportation. Each year, thousands of New York families will stay together who would otherwise have been torn apart by overly aggressive, indiscriminate immigration enforcement.

At a moment when the country is debating immigration reform, with these laws, New York City sends a clear message to Washington that tearing apart thousands of immigrant families is bad policy.

With your support, we look forward to winning national reform that keeps families together. We thank our partners at the Center for Popular Democracy, the Cardozo Immigration Justice Clinic and the bills’ sponsors, NYC Council Speaker Quinn and Council Member Mark-Viverito, for their courageous leadership.


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