March for America
The March for America was a
Washington, DC, United States. On March 21, 2010, over 200,000 marched by the Capitol in Washington, DC, to call for comprehensive immigration reform in that year.[1] The event was organized by Reform Immigration FOR America and many more groups.[2]
Participants largely wore white and waved the
United States flag
.
President Barack Obama delivered a video message to the assembled crowd, pledging to be their partner in seeking comprehensive immigration reform and fix the country's broken immigration system.[3]
See also
- List of protest marches on Washington, DC
References
- ^ Douglas Rivlin. "200,000 March For Immigration Reform in Massive D.C. Rally | Immigration". AlterNet. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
- ^ "Reform Immigration For America". Reform Immigration For America. 2009-10-09. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
- National Archives.
Further reading
- Broad coalition packs Mall to urge overhaul of immigration laws The Washington Post, March 22, 2010
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to March for America.
- Official march web page[permanent dead link]
- Photos of March 21, 2010 March for America
- March for America Flickr
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