Amnesty supporters celebrate victories as ALIPAC regroups
November 21, 4:23 PM
DC Immigration Examiner
Andy Arnold


More than 50,000 immigration supporters from across the country got together with friends, family and neighbors Nov. 18 to hear Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) lay out the strategy for winning reform on a telephonic briefing, according to Center for Community Change.

The call came just days after Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano reiterated the president’s commitment to passing comprehensive immigration reform in early 2010, showing support for reform is strong and growing, advocates claim.

People were able to join the call individually or from the nearly 900 house parties held across the country. The large number of house parties is remarkable considering last week a major anti-immigration group could only rile up its base for 53 events, sponsors bragged in a press release.

The “major anti-immigration group,â€