LUPE organizing effort to back immigration reform
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December 30, 2009 9:24 PM
Jared Janes
The Monitor

SAN JUAN — Previous attempts to pass comprehensive immigration reform have collapsed under opposing demands from warring factions.

But when an immigration reform bill was introduced earlier this month, it drew broad support from a wide group of parties, said Rep. Rubén Hinojosa, D-Mercedes. Ninety-three U.S. Representatives have thrown their name behind the bill and business leaders, agriculture groups and others are in favor of reform.

“There is a diversity of support that we’ve never had beforeâ€