Immigration Reformers Frustrated With Obama
Tom Murray

MILWAUKEE - Rosa Bautista has been raising her four children on her own since immigration authorities arrested and deported her husband two years ago.

"They were there. They saw it. They were crying," she said. "It's just hard."

Bautista shared her story with thousands who packed the pews in St. Adalbert's at Forest Home and Becher on Sunday night.

Milwaukee Inner-City Congregations Allied for Hope (MICAH) sponsored what they called the Family Unity Event.

The mostly Hispanic crowd gave a standing ovation to Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Illinois) believing he will be their voice in Washington.

"End the raids, end the deportation," Gutierrez told a cheering crowd.

Milwaukee is the twelfth city on a 20 city tour of rallies for Gutierrez. He wants President Obama to make good on campaign promises to relax immigration laws.

"We'll go from church to church, from city to city until the President brings about a comprehensive immigration bill and signs it into law," Gutierrez told TODAY'S TMJ4 reporter Tom Murray.

Several local pastors and priests signed a petition supporting the effort.

The frustration spilled outside toward a handful of demonstrators who spoke out for cracking down on illegal aliens.

"The group tonight is saying let's stop these deportations, they're splitting up families," said Nate Beck, who opposes amnesty reform. "But, those people who came here illegally broke the law and they knew they were breaking the law."

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