by Jason Allentoff
With roughly 12 million illegal immigrants living in the United States, President Barack Obama feels immigration reform needs to happen and soon. Here in the Garden State, the Latino Leadership Alliance of New Jersey has officially announced its support of a plan by the Obama Administration to take a hard look at the system and make some changes. Representatives of the group feel the system is broken and in major need of an overhaul.
The Alliance thinks a greater emphasis needs to be put on becoming a legal resident and a comprehensive plan to do so should be in place. They applaud the work of the new commander in chief because it shows an amazing political courage due to the fact it is a hot-button issue that is often met with controversy. The Alliance backs strong efforts to protect the civil rights of immigrants in the United States in the immediate future and in the long term. During the forthcoming legislative debate over immigration, the group advocates for an end to home and workplace raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Martin Perez is the president of the Latino Leadership Alliance of New Jersey. He says "For too long, we have lived with a broken system - one that can't be fixed by inaction and neglect. We congratulate President Obama for taking on this complex and polarizing issue.
We realize the debate will be a long and arduous one but it is time that we take the first steps to create a rational immigration policy." Perez went on to say that "the United States must always be a beacon of home and light for immigrants not oppressive state that forces them to hide in the shadows and work in substandard conditions for substandard wages and for the last decade, immigrants have been wrongfully blamed for all of the ills of society. This must change."
Frank Argote-Freyre with the Alliance goes on to say that the immigrant workforce in the U.S. continues to grow. He says "with such an important workforce, there's an economic motive behind insuring that the immigrants are woven into the fabric of our society."
At present, there is no word on when President Obama will turn his focus on the immigration reform because he is working on fixing the troubled economy. However, the Alliance isn't sitting still.
On April 25th in Elizabeth, they will join a slew of community leaders and organizations for "Families United," a special event that will work to record testimonials from immigrants adversely effected by the current immigration policy. Senator Robert Menendez and Congressmen Luis Gutierrez and Albio Sires will be present at the event to be held at 201-223 Spring Street at 11:00 a.m.
With roughly 12 million illegal immigrants living in the United States, President Barack Obama feels immigration reform needs to happen and soon. Here in the Garden State, the Latino Leadership Alliance of New Jersey has officially announced its support of a plan by the Obama Administration to take a hard look at the system and make some changes. Representatives of the group feel the system is broken and in major need of an overhaul.The Alliance thinks a greater emphasis needs to be put on becoming a legal resident and a comprehensive plan to do so should be in place. They applaud the work of the new commander in chief because it shows an amazing political courage due to the fact it is a hot-button issue that is often met with controversy. The Alliance backs strong efforts to protect the civil rights of immigrants in the United States in the immediate future and in the long term. During the forthcoming legislative debate over immigration, the group advocates for an end to home and workplace raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Martin Perez is the president of the Latino Leadership Alliance of New Jersey. He says "For too long, we have lived with a broken system - one that can't be fixed by inaction and neglect. We congratulate President Obama for taking on this complex and polarizing issue.We realize the debate will be a long and arduous one but it is time that we take the first steps to create a rational immigration policy." Perez went on to say that "the United States must always be a beacon of home and light for immigrants not oppressive state that forces them to hide in the shadows and work in substandard conditions for substandard wages and for the last decade, immigrants have been wrongfully blamed for all of the ills of society. This must change."
Frank Argote-Freyre with the Alliance goes on to say that the immigrant workforce in the U.S. continues to grow. He says "with such an important workforce, there's an economic motive behind insuring that the immigrants are woven into the fabric of our society."
At present, there is no word on when President Obama will turn his focus on the immigration reform because he is working on fixing the troubled economy. However, the Alliance isn't sitting still.
On April 25th in Elizabeth, they will join a slew of community leaders and organizations for "Families United," a special event that will work to record testimonials from immigrants adversely effected by the current immigration policy. Senator Robert Menendez and Congressmen Luis Gutierrez and Albio Sires will be present at the event to be held at 201-223 Spring Street at 11:00 a.m.
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