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Thousands Across Connecticut to Call for Commonsense Immigration Reform
April 10, 2013Hartford and Stamford
<p><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><strong>Hartford –</strong></span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">As </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">the bipartisan Senate committee</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> announce</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">d</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> that their proposed immigration bill may be finalized this week, hundreds of immigrants, supporters and elected officials will converge tomorrow to call for a bill that includes </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">an accessible path to citizenship, keeps families together, raises standards for all working people and strengthens our economy</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">.</span></span></p> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Organized by the Connecticut Immigrant Rights Alliance, rallies calling for commonsense immigration reform to be passed this year will take place in Danbury, New Haven and Bridgeport tomorrow, April 9</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">,</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> and </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">in </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Stamford and Hartford on Wednesday, April 10. The actions come as part of a nationwide movement to keep the pressure on Congress and President Obama</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> to act quickly on this important issue affecting 11 million people and their families</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">. Tens of thousands will also rally on the West Lawn in Washington, D.C. </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">on Wednesday</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">, </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">after </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">thousands of people rallied across the country </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">over the weekend to kick off the week of action</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">.</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 5pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.63px;"> </div> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 5pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.63px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><strong>WHAT:</strong></span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> “Time Is Now” Rally and March for Commonsense Immigration Reform</span></div> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 5pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.63px;"><strong>WHEN:</strong> Tuesday, April 9, 2013 (see times for each city below)</div> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.63px;"> </div> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.63px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><strong>DANBURY</strong></span></div> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.63px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><strong>WHERE</strong></span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">: The march will depart from the </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">Main Library at 170 Main Street at 4pm. The r</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">ally will begin at 5pm at Kennedy Park, 14 Elm Street.</span></div> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.63px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.63px;"><strong>WHO: </strong></span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.63px;">Alberto Bernardez, 32BJSEIU & Connecticut Immigrant Rights Alliance</span></div> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 5pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.63px;">Arthur Tiscia, 32BJ member</div> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 5pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.63px;">Ingrida DeMarzo, Hispanic Center of Greater Danbury</div> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 5pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.63px;">Carlos Maldonado, Ecuadorian Civic Center</div> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 5pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.63px;">Camila & Carolina Bortolleto, CT Students for a Dream activists</div> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 5pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.63px;">Representative from Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty's office, Russell Griffin</div> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 5pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.63px;">Representative from Senator Blumenthal's office, Joe Rodriguez</div> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 5pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.63px;"> </div> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 5pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.63px;"><strong style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.63px;">NEW HAVEN</strong></div> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.63px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><strong>WHERE</strong></span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">: The march will depart at 4:30pm from t<span style="font-size: 14px;">he c</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">orner of George and Church Streets</span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.63px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">.</span> The rally will begin at 5:15pm on New Haven Green across from the U.S. Courthouse, 141 Church Street. </span></div> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 5pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.63px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><strong>WHO: </strong>Ana Maria Rivera, Junta for Progressive Action & Connecticut Immigrant Rights Alliance</span></div> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 5pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.63px;">Juan Hernandez, 32BJ SEIU & Connecticut Immigrant Rights Alliance</div> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 5pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.63px;">Fatima Rojas, UNITE-HERE Local 217</div> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 5pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.63px;">New Haven Mayor John DeStefano</div> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 5pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.63px;">State Representatives Juan Candelaria (D-New Haven) & Roland Lemar (D-New Haven)</div> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 5pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.63px;">Speaker of State House Brendan Sharkey (D-Hamden)</div> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 5pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.63px;">Governor Malloy's Undersecretary of Criminal Justice Mike Lawlor</div> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 5pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.63px;">Representative from Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro's office, Lou Mangini</div> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 5pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.63px;">Carlos y su Momento musical band</div> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 5pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.63px;"> </div> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 5pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.63px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><strong>BRIDGEPORT</strong></span></div> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.63px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><strong>WHERE</strong></span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">: The march will depart from the train st<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">ation at </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">525 Water Street at 4pm</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.63px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">. T</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.63px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">he rally will beg</span></span>in at 5pm outside City Hall Annex at 999 Broad Street.</span></div> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 5pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.63px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><strong>WHO: </strong></span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.63px;">Carmen Sargent, 32BJ SEIU & Connecticut Immigrant Rights Alliance</span></div> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 5pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.63px;">Gerson Guerrero, 32BJ member</div> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 5pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.63px;">Jose Casco, Latino Advocacy Foundation</div> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 5pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.63px;">State Senator Andres Ayala</div> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 5pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.63px;">State Representative Ezequiel Santiago & Bridgeport Legislative Delegation</div> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 5pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.63px;">Representative from Congressman Jim Himes' office, Ligia Marroquin</div> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 5pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.63px;">Representative from Senator Richard Blumenthal's office, Yanira Rios</div> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 5pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.63px;"> </div> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 5pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.63px;"><em style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.63px;">The Connecticut Immigration Rights Alliance is a statewide coalition founded to improve the lives of the state’s diverse immigrant community through non-partisan civic engagement, public education, and advocacy for workable, fair and humane immigration policies.</em></div>
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