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120 Chicago buses off to D.C. immigration march

author Published by Chris Chmielenski

Groups in favor of tougher enforcement of immigration laws, meanwhile, have used the march plans to rally their supporters. Roy Beck, president of the Virginia-based NumbersUSA group, described Sunday’s march as “the opening kickoff” in any renewed immigration debate in Washington. …

Beck’s group plans to engage the pro-reform marchers, potentially setting the scene for a shouting match. He said he plans to be out in the crowd, “debating all comers,” and after a two-week fundraising campaign, his group will lobby members across the country, urging them to fight any new bill, he said.

“Our members have been kind of waiting, waiting, waiting, for the other shoe to drop,” he said.http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/03/120-chicago-buses-head-to-dc-immigration-march.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ChicagoBreakingNews+%28Chicago+Breaking+News%29By Antonio Olivo — Chicago Tribune

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