Wednesday, April 07, 2010

Black Clergy: Don't Deport Illegal Immigrants

Here is another very important group calling for immigration reform. It is not only Hispanics who are here illegally, people from all parts of the world are included. - - Donna Poisl

Group Says Immigrants Of African Decent Targeted, Too

Written By: Rebekka Schramm - CBS Atlanta Reporter

ATLANTA -- Members of the group Concerned Black Clergy rallied in front of Atlanta’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office Monday. They prayed and sang songs, denouncing America’s treatment of illegal immigrants -- and not just the ones from Latin America.

“It’s about those individuals, people of color, friends in Haiti,” said Dr. Richard Cobble, the group’s president. “We’ve just gone through this thing in Haiti. People coming out of Haiti, they’re sending folks back to Haiti. They’re from South America, from Africa, from all over this world.”
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