After Presidential Call to Action: Focus Shifts to Congress for Immigration Solutions

June 26, 2009

Washington, DC – The meeting between President Obama and Members of Congress in both parties Thursday went very well by all accounts. The following is a statement by Ali Noorani, Executive Director of the National Immigration Forum, speaking on behalf of the Reform Immigration FOR America campaign, a recently launched national campaign to get comprehensive immigration reform passed this year.

In the coming weeks the Reform Immigration for America campaign will be working in at least 41 states to organize supporters and build the coalition that will help make President Obama’s call to action for reform a reality.

There is tremendous support for comprehensive immigration reform among the American people, with polls showing two-thirds support and a strong desire to move forward.  We will be working through networks of faith, labor, business, progressive, and community groups to communicate to leaders of both parties that we need them to pass comprehensive immigration reform in this Congress.

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The Reform Immigration FOR America campaign is a coalition of more than 400 faith, labor, business, progressive, and immigration reform groups that have joined together to get comprehensive immigration reform passed this year.  For more information please visit www.reformimmigrationforamerica.org or www.reformamigratoriaproamerica.org