I think the pro-immigrant groups should have been doing voter registrations the entire time in House Republican districts that have the potential to vote for reform.I guess,better late than never.
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The Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM) announced its ‘Remember November’ campaign, the coalition’s next steps in achieving comprehensive immigration reform with a path to citizenship that keeps families together.
Deepak Bhargava, Executive Director of the Center for Community Change, announced the move saying that “over the Memorial Day recess period for Congress, FIRM groups in 30 states will lead over 100 voter registration rallies, town hall meetings, marches and congressional visits to urge Republican leaders to remember what happened in November and to pass immigration reform.”
“Just to remind Republicans of what happened in November 2012: Latino and immigrant voters turned out in record numbers to elect lawmakers with pro-immigration reform records and views,” Bhargava said. “We were out in force in the field, on the phones, online and inWashingtonturning up the heat. And we will do it again and again until immigration reform is achieved.”
“The campaign is first and foremost about families and the moral crisis that our broken immigration system visits on our nation’s communities every day,” Bhargava added. “We will not forget or forgive those who stand for policies that delay immediate action to end the destruction of our families.”
FIRM groups were a constant presence on Capitol Hill every day the Senate Judiciary Committee held markup sessions. FIRM groups will continue to have families in the Capitol, including families from committee members’ home states, and vigils outside the building, as well as daily lobby visits from families calling on Congress for a real, clear and direct path to citizenship, not an endless, unworkable obstacle course.
Last week, President Obama and Vice President Biden met in the oval office with seven people from FIRM. And on the same day, the Senate Judiciary Committee overwhelmingly approved the Senate immigration bill. FIRM put pressure on lawmakers to make sure anti-immigrant amendments were defeated.
“We now turn our attention to the House,” Bhargava said. “John Boehner has not gotten the job done. Speaker Boehner and the Republicans in the House would be well served to Remember November.”
