Donaldson: Immigration reform remains controversial but still a top priority

This shows how important immigration reform is, and also shows how difficult it is. - - Donna Poisl

The controversy over who is 'legal' ignores how much of our work is done by immigrants.

by Leigh Donaldson

A week ago Sunday, while the health care debate and its related public displays of anger and hatred were creating more heat than light, several blocks away an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 immigrant rights supporters from the entire country congregated on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to demand immigration reform this year.

With some dressed in white and carrying American flags, marchers spanned from the Washington Monument to the steps of Congress. Much of the media failed to report on President Obama's recorded message broadcast to a cheering audience via giant TV screens on the Mall's perimeter.
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