Immigration reform activists fasting outside San Jose congresswoman's office
By Mark Gomez
San Jose Mercury News
Article Launched:07/03/2007 03:16:13 PM PDT

Four South Bay college students and an administrator are fasting this week to show their support for immigration reforms that were snuffed out last month by Congress.

The activists are gathered in front of Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren's office on North First Street in San Jose to show support for the Dream Act, an immigration reform bill that would give legal status to some illegal immigrants' children who graduated from high school.

The Dream Act - which was co-sponsored by Lofgren - was folded into President Bush's immigration reform bill that did not gain the necessary support in Congress last month.

Participating in the fast are three San Jose State University students, an Evergreen Valley College student and Richard Hobbs, a trustee in the San Jose/Evergreen Community College District. Their fast began Monday morning and is scheduled to end Thursday.

Two of the students will join a group of about 30 students from around the state in San Francisco and begin a seven-day fast in front of House leader Nancy Pelosi's office.

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