At least 80 activists in favor of immigration reform in the United States restarted their protests at the U.S. Congress to demand that President Barack Obama approves immigration legislation to open a way to legalization for the more than 10 million undocumented immigrants in the country.
Dozens of activists from various states gathered on Tuesday, March 11 outside the offices of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, republican John Boehner, where they launched slogans and carried out symbolic acts which restarted the intense protests in favor of immigration reform organized in 2013.
According to Fox News, Tuesday's protests were organized by the Fair Immigration Reform Movement, whose leaders spoke to Boehner on Tuesday and asked him to change the current immigration system which they blamed is responsible for separating hundreds of families every day.
It's expected that the protests and civil manifestations, which include workshops and strategic sessions will continue until Wednesday, March 12 in Washington D.C., where national leaders of organizations in favor of immigrants will gather with families and the general public.
"Some people might wonder why the families of immigrants keep arriving at Washington to pressure for immigration reform, when it's clear that certain members of Congress, especially in the Republican Party, have declared this a dead matter. Our families will tell Congress this week that we will never stop fighting to stay together," said Angélica Salas, executive director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA), according to NBC.
Last June, the Senate of the United Sates approved a bipartisan proposal which included a way to citizenship for the millions of undocumented immigrants; however, this proposal is still suspended in the House of Representatives, where the Republican majority has kept it from passing.
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