Immigration rally invokes Martin Luther King Jr. - Chicago Sun-Times

With zeal befitting a church where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once preached, Rep. Luis Gutierrez told 1,200 people jammed into First Baptist Congregational Church on the West Side on Saturday that America can no longer put meaningful immigration reform on hold.

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A crowd of about 1,200 packs the First Baptist Congregational Church, 1612 W. Washington, Saturday to hear immigration and civil rights activists call for reform of U.S. immigration laws. And while Obama has come under fire for trying to tackle too many issues at one time, Gutierrez told the supportive crowd: "This is the year we're going to get it done!" Saturday's rally, entitled Full Citizenship and Full Employment for Full Equality, featured Chicago area lawmakers as well as union and religious leaders -- all calling for major changes in immigration law. By some estimates, there are 12 million people living illegally in the United States.

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