Immigration takes center stage at Latino forum


By Sarah Mills

Updated 12:17 a.m., Sunday, June 26, 2011


Immigration reform took center stage Saturday at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials' 28th annual conference.

U.S. Rep. Charlie Gonzalez, D-San Antonio, said immigration is one of NALEO's biggest concerns because it spills over into other important issues, such as health care and education, so much that it eventually trumps them.

He called comprehensive immigration reform “the decent thing to doâ€