I hope these demonstrations will help the process along. As soon as the health care debates are done, we have to get this started. - - Donna Poisl
Rally to begin in Union Park
By Antonio Olivo, Tribune reporter
Downtown Chicago drivers seeking to avoid any "Oprah Winfrey Show" traffic caused by Monday's closing of Michigan Avenue will also have to contend with an Immigration march.
Police expect several thousand people to parade through the Loop during a four-hour Labor Day demonstration scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. in Union Park.
The event is part of several Labor Day demonstrations planned across the country by groups frustrated over the lack of movement on federal Immigration reforms.
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This country was built by immigrants, it will continue to attract and need immigrants. Some people think there are enough people here now -- people have been saying this since the 1700s and it still is not true. They are needed to make up for our aging population and low birthrate. Immigrants often are entrepreneurs, creating jobs. We must help them become Americans and not just people who live here and think of themselves as visitors. When immigrants succeed here, the whole country benefits.
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