Immigration Press Conference for President Obama - 3/20 @ 9 a.m.

Southern California Immigration Coalition

ADVISORY

Wednesday, March 18, 2009
For Immediate Release
Contact: Edward Headington
Email – Edward@HeadingtonMedia.com
Phone – 818.720.7181

Immigration Advocates to Hold Thursday Press Conference during Obama Visit to Southern California

Coalition members Nativo Lopez, Ron Gochez, Daniel Montes, Sarah Knopp, Rodolpho Barragan and state Senator Gloria Romero* will be among the speakers at the press conference regarding fair and humane immigration reform, stopping the ICE raids and ending bracero-type programs.

Los Angeles, CA. The Southern California Immigration Coalition is comprised of over 30 regional organizations—all calling for full legalization, halting the ICE raids and stopping any proposed guest worker program. A press conference will be held tomorrow during President Obama’s visit to the Southland.

WHO – The Southern California Immigration Coalition; speakers will include the following: Nativo Lopez, Mexican American Political Association; Ron Gochez, Association of Raza Educators; Daniel Montes, SCIC; Rodolpho Barragan, SCIC; Sarah Knopp, L.A.U.S.D. School Teacher; and state Senator Gloria Romero (invited)

WHAT – Immigration Reform Press Conference to Announce 3/28 March & Rally and Call upon President Obama to Stop the ICE Raids and Move on Immigration Reform

WHEN – Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 9 a.m.

WHERE – In front of the Miguel Contreras Learning Complex @ 322 Lucas Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90017

WHY – The purpose of the press conference is to greet President Barack Obama in Los Angeles with the message of FAMILY UNITY, NO MORE ICE RAIDS, and to support LEGALIZATION FOR ALL and NO BRACERO-TYPE PROGRAMS under a FAIR and HUMANE IMMIGRATION REFORM in 2009.

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The Southern California Immigration Coalition is unified to bring an end to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement's raids of communities and workplaces. SCIC believes in full legalization for the undocumented and their right to live in liberty—an unalienable right. It believes that people should live free from persecution by enforcement of a broken immigration system. For more information, go to http://www.immigrationcoalition.org/.


The Mexican American Political Association, an advocacy organization, was founded in Fresno, California in 1963 and has chapters throughout California. It is dedicated to the constitutional and democratic principles of political freedom and representation for the Mexican, Mexican-American and Latino people in the United States. For more information, visit the MAPA website at http://www.mapa.org/.