Hundreds rally in Portland to urge Congress to overhaul immigration policies

Article author:

Yuxing Zheng

Article publisher:

OregonLive.com

Article date:

Saturday, October 5, 2013

Article category:

Oregon Issues

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illegal immigration

national legislation

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About 300 people rallied in downtown Portland Saturday as part of a nationwide day of action to urge Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform.

Immigrants, family members, farmworkers, union workers and others gathered at Director Park on a sun-drenched autumnal afternoon to urge lawmakers to keep families together by passing legislation that includes a pathway to citizenship for more than 11 million undocumented residents.

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