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Our Borders” Rally |
Hundreds
rallied at the State House yesterday afternoon to show support
for an immigration policy that first acknowledges that the United
States has borders and citizens want them protected.
Michael Graham from
96.9FM and Rep. Marie Parente (D-Milford) organized the event
as a response to Tuesday’s rally held by a group that is
demanding more state benefits for illegal immigrants, the Massachusetts
Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition. (Click HERE) |
Rep. Parente declares: undocumented immigrants
have created a “population explosion" |
The
attendees of the rally overflowed the Gardener Auditorium, spilling
into the Great Hall. Many hundreds had to be turned away. During
the rally, Graham took a “roll call” of the candidates
that had attended Tuesday’s immigrant rally, and had made
promises to help illegal immigrants. They were conspicuously
absent from yesterday's rally.
A
large number of lawmakers did attend yesterday’s rally
and expressed concern for the negative effect that large numbers
of illegal immigrants have had on various cities in towns in
Massachusetts. |
Hundreds Pack Gardener Auditorium, chanting
"USA, USA!" |
”Usually
our lawmakers side with the lawbreakers when it comes to illegal
immigration,” said Joe Rizoli, an anti-illegal immigration
activist in Framingham. “This time they sided with American
Citizens.”
Last year, the Board
of Selectmen in Framingham censored both Joe Rizoli and his brother
Jim from speaking at the Citizen’s Participation segment
of town meetings. (Click HERE)
Jim is now running for State Rep for his district. |
During
the two-hour event, Graham took a phone call from Congressman J. D.
Hayworth (R-AZ), who reported on a compromise immigration bill that
the U.S. Senate was debating yesterday. Hayworth called the compromise
that is being hammered out “convoluted”. Currently, the
bill separates illegal immigrants into tiers, based on how long they’ve
been in the country. Illegal aliens residing in this country two years
or less must return to their native countries, while those who are
here longer get to stay, and are given a number of prerequisites to
start the path to citizenship.
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