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#ImmigrationReform
Hoy en Washington, DC! Lideres representantes del congreso y campeones en apoyo a una Reforma Migratoria, minutos antes de ser arrestados en una accion de desobediencia civil. "Hoy vine a sacrificar mi propia libertad, en beneficio de la libertad de aquellos que no tienen ninguna. Nuestra política migratoria está quebrada y es preciso corregirla ahora mismo”, dijo Gutiérrez poco antes de su arresto"
Today in Washington, DC! Leading Congressional representatives and champions in support of immigration reform, minutes before being arrested in a civil disobedience action. "Today I came to sacrifice my own freedom, for the benefit of the freedom of those who have none. Our immigration policy is broken and need to correct it right now,"said Gutierrez shortly before his arrest" (Translated by Bing)
If Democrats claim they have the votes to pass immigration reform, let's DEMAND they start a DISCHARGE PETITION for their bill before the end of October to show how serious they are. No more excuses.
Sign Petition: http://ymlp.com/xgjuhqsygmgum
https://www.facebook.com/PROImmigrationReform?hc_location=timeline
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where their hearts are! 
Muchas Gracias for this muy importante issue in our country!
Do the recons/baggers not want Immigration Reform for the same reason they're fighting so desperately against Obamacare?
They don't want anything that will benefit this country, unless you are of the 1%.
Doesn't matter, the Pukes are going down and we damn sure are going to win.
Go Democrats~2014 and Beyond.
BOG 
Welcome to DU and to the Barack Obama Group!
So happy to see you!
BOG
John Lewis first visited the White House and President John Kennedy in 1963 as a 23-year-old son of sharecroppers intent on changing the world.
He would go on to help do just that — at sit-ins in Nashville, at bus stops in Rock Hill, S.C. and on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Alabama, when he was nearly beaten to death by police on a fateful, hate-filled day that changed the course of the civil rights movement and later became known as Bloody Sunday.
Nearly 50 years later, Lewis — now Rep. Lewis of Atlanta — was back at the White House on Tuesday as recipient of the presidential Medal of Freedom.
“When parents teach their children what is meant by courage, the story of John Lewis will come to mind,” President Barack Obama said in presenting Lewis with the nation’s highest civilian honor for his work as a civil rights leader who promoted nonviolent protests.
http://spfaust.wordpress.com/2011/02/16/rep-john-lewis-dga-awarded-presidential-medal-of-freedom/
I know,hopemountain.