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    TX About 50 rally over the path to citizenship

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    About 50 rally over the path to citizenship
    By SUSAN CARROLL HOUSTON CHRONICLE
    May 1, 2009, 7:41PM

    About 50 immigrant advocates rallied in downtown Houston Friday in support of legislative reform that would offer illegal immigrants a path to citizenship, coinciding with marches across the country.

    Organizers in Houston said the turnout was lower than expected, in part because of fears over the spread of swine flu. In other cities, including Miami, Los Angeles, Chicago, thousands took to the streets, but crowds there also were much smaller than in previous years.

    Supporters at the Houston rally outside the Mickey Leland Federal Building said they were encouraged by President Barack Obama’s plan to start pushing later this year for a reform package. The key component, they said, is a path toward citizenship for the nation’s estimated 11 million to 12 million undocumented immigrants.

    Abraham Cisne, 26, said he’s optimistic for reform, despite the state of the economy, saying a legalization program “makes economic sense.â€
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    Re: TX About 50 rally over the path to citizenship

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    Cisne, who was born in Nicaragua, said he became a naturalized U.S. citizen about five years ago but still worries for his extended family members and friends without legal status.
    Too bad Cisne! My wife is an immigrant too. Her whole family and all of her friends live in Argentina. She realized she would be separated 5000 miles from her family and friends when she chose to come here and make this country her new home. No one twisted your arm to come here and no one is making you stay. If you are that concerned for your family then why haven't you taken LEGAL steps to get them here? You want Nicaragua and you past live thn by all means go back to it. This is not Nigaragua, you left that.
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