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Immigration Reform: The Time is Now

CWA Chief of Staff Ron Collins was among the more than 20 people arrested Apr. 30 at a demonstration near the U.S. Capitol to pressure the House of Representatives to take action on comprehensive immigration reform now. Demonstrators sat down in the middle of a major intersection in the pouring rain and chanted, "Boehner, Boehner, don't lock us in a chamber" and "the youth united will never be divided."

"Stop separating families" was the message of the day, and seven young people chose to be arrested, to show their concern for their own families and others who are enduring separation, and who for now have no path to legalization and citizenship. The youngest to be arrested was Yahir Servin, an 11-year-old boy from Alabama, whose father was detained and deported two years ago. "Families need to stay together, because sometimes you need the love of your father and your mother and your sister. It's too hard without that support." [Reported by USA Today.]

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