http://www.immigrationforum.org/documents/PolicyWire/Legislation/SenseKingGlance.pdf On Thursday March 2, 2006 the Southern California based coalition “March 25 Coalition Against HR4437” held a press conference to announce a major mass mobilization against the passage of the Sensenbrenner Bill to be held in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday March 25, 2006. The march expected to be the largest in the country to date will also demand an integral, comprehensive and family oriented immigration reform that will lead to the legalization and eventual citizenship for the 12 million undocumented immigrants in this country.
The Coalition will call on all immigrants and all Californians of all colors and creeds, labor, clergy, community and political organizations, students and youth to protest, make their voices heard and galvanize the movement for humane immigration reform all the way to Washington DC. The US Senate is expected to begin debate on the Senate floor on March 27.
The Coalition will publicly call on and invite Mayor Antonio Villaraigoza, LA Council President Eric Garcetti, Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez, and Senators Gil Cedillo and Gloria Romero to join and repudiate the “wall of shame” and the criminalization of immigrants as felons proposed in the House approved “Border Protection and Antiterrorist and Illegal Immigration Control Act” on Dec. 15, 2005. The coalition leaders will also make a special call to all the members of the wide and popular Spanish language media and progressive media to assist them in making MARCH 25 the largest demonstration in support of immigrant workers and their families in recent history.
HR4437 Sensenbrenner Immigration Bill (PDF file):
http://www.immigrationforum.org/documents/PolicyWire/Legislation/SenseKingGlance.pdf Media Contacts:
Martha Ugarte- 818.398.2578
Javier Rodriguez 323-260-8097
jrodhdztf@hotmail.com Jesse Díaz:
granmarcha2006@hotmail.com Bay Area- Mali Hinesley- 619.742.8441
Orange County- Francisco Roman 714.441.0040
Inland Empire- Jesse Díaz- 951.756.5712
Maywood- Felipe Aguirre- 323.560.1111
Fresno- Polo Chavez- 559.497.0206
San Fernando Valley- Gloria Saucedo- 818.919.4718
Imperial Valley- Ricardo Lopez- 760.791.7988
Downtown LA- Angela Sanbrano- 213.385.7800
Ventura County- Alicia Flores- 805.483.4620
San Diego- Elva Salinas- 619.962.2132