It’s Easter Recess for Congressmembers, who are back at home holding town halls, meeting with constituents–and being served petitions with tens of thousands of local signers all demanding immigration reform.
A coalition of immigrant-rights groups, in conjunction with local organizations, have collected more than 40,000 petitions from immigration reform supporters across the country, and are spending the Easter recess delivering them to different district offices. Here’s a compilation of some of their actions, and other events demonstrating support for immigration legislation this break.
Here’s the Reform Immigration for Texas Alliance (RITA) delivering over 11,000 signatures from Texans who want immigration reform to Senator John Cornyn’s offices in Austin and Harlingen:
Here’s the Florida Immigrant Coalition delivering petitions to Sen. Marco Rubio’s office:
Here’s children marching for immigration reform with the Illinois Coalition of Immigrant and Refugee Rights:
Here’s Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) surrounded by immigration reform supporters at a town hall meeting earlier this week:
Here’s SEIU, Mi Familia Vota, and other groups honoring Cesar Chavez in California:
Here are immigrants in Colorado gathering outside Sen. Michael Bennet’s office to tell their stories:
And here’s the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition at Congressman Cory Gardner’s town hall meeting:
As the Easter recess continues, stay tuned for more!
