Rallies mark one year since Obama’s deportation-relief proposal
- 9 years ago
Immigrant advocacy groups rallied Friday outside the Supreme Court, calling on the justices to rule in favor of President Obama's stalled deportation-relief proposal and threatening to hold accountable the Republican governors who so far have blocked it.
The rally, and similar gatherings across the country, marked the first anniversary of Obama's announcement that he would take executive action to defer deportations for qualified parents of U.S.-born children and for certain younger undocumented immigrants.
The programs, which could benefit as many as 5 million people, have been roundly criticized by Republican presidential contenders who oppose any path to legal residency for those who came here illegally.
Jaime Contreras, a Service Employees International Union leader in the Washington area, called for Latinos to come out in record numbers to defeat Republican candidates and politicians who have opposed paths to legalization for undocumented immigrants.
The rally, and similar gatherings across the country, marked the first anniversary of Obama's announcement that he would take executive action to defer deportations for qualified parents of U.S.-born children and for certain younger undocumented immigrants.
The programs, which could benefit as many as 5 million people, have been roundly criticized by Republican presidential contenders who oppose any path to legal residency for those who came here illegally.
Jaime Contreras, a Service Employees International Union leader in the Washington area, called for Latinos to come out in record numbers to defeat Republican candidates and politicians who have opposed paths to legalization for undocumented immigrants.