The “Family Unity” tour was in Atlanta on Saturday and 3,000 people rallied for immigration reform. DP
By JAMIE GUMBRECHT, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
About 3,000 people gathered in a Gwinnett County church on Saturday with a message for President Barack Obama: “Si, se puede.”
The “Yes, we can,” chant that followed Obama during his presidential campaign was translated to Spanish during a rally at Tabernaculo de Atlanta in Norcross to push immigration reform. The overflowing crowd repeated the slogan, prayed and waved signs that said, “Families United,” and “Familias Unidas” while lawmakers spoke.
Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., made the church his second stop on a 17-city “Family Unity” tour to encourage immigration reform. He said 5 million American children have a parent that has been deported, or are in the process of being deported. Changing immigration policies will keep more families together, he said, and fulfill a campaign promise to the immigration community.
“Our patience is waning,” Gutierrez told the crowd. “It is time to end the deportation and the separation of families.”
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