January 15, 2010

Immigration reform advocates seek plan

Nicole C. Brambila
The Desert Sun

Immigration reform advocates urged Rep. Mary Bono Mack on Thursday to support an overhaul that would legalize the nation's undocumented workers.

The coalition of business, labor and community leaders who met with the Palm Springs Republican's staff was part of a national strategy to press legislators across the nation this week, seizing on the president's promise to tackle immigration reform in 2010.

Advocates said they hope to see the draft of a proposed bill by the president's state of the union address next month.

“We talked about the urgency of immigration reform,â€