Appeal for immigration reform opens Friday
By SUZANNE GAMBOA Associated Press
Feb. 26, 2009, 4:43PM

WASHINGTON — Latino lawmakers and advocates are taking a new approach to the push for changes in U.S. immigration policy, making a humanitarian appeal to Americans to support fellow citizens who have relatives living in fear of detention and deportation.

First up: community meetings at churches in 17 cities, with the first set for Friday in Providence, R.I.

“We are going to focus on families and put this in a biblical, moral perspective,â€