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Human rights group launches countdown clock for immigration reform from President-Elect Obama
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PHOENIX (January 05, 2009) - A human rights organization announced today that they have a message for President-Elect Obama; we're counting the days until you fulfill your campaign promise to enact comprehensive immigration reform. On January 20, Respect Respeto will activate the Keep the Promise Clock, counting the days until President-Elect Obama institutes the much needed immigration reform policies promised to the Hispanic community throughout his campaign.
"The Hispanic vote was significant to President-Elect Obama's Victory," said Lydia Guzman, Executive Director of Respect Respeto. "Immigration reform needs to be a priority in President-Elect Obama's first 100 days."
During his campaign, President-Elect Obama supported measures to fix the dysfunctional immigration bureaucracy by increasing the numbers of legal immigrants in order to keep families together and meet the demand for jobs that employers can't fill. Further he supported a system that allows undocumented immigrants the opportunity to come out of the shadows and into a legal status.
With the significant gain of seats in the House of Representatives and the Senate made by the Democratic Party in the 2008 elections, President-Elect Obama will be able to address immigration reform within his first 100 days. In addition, Senator John McCain will continue to be an ally in the Senate and assist the President-Elect in his efforts to craft and pass comprehensive immigration reform.
"The President-Elect needs to know that we do not consider these idle promises," said Guzman. "There is no excuse for him to fail to deliver the Change We Need. He has the votes in Congress to get immigration reform passed. The Keep the Promise Clock will hold him and the Democratic Party to their promises."
Respect Respeto's Mission
Respect Respeto is a non-profit organization dedicated to keeping the promise of the Founding Fathers by protecting the rights of all people-unalienable human rights protected by "our Creator." Regardless of your country of origin, legal status, religion, gender or the color of your skin, "we hold these truths to be self-evident," as stated in our Declaration of Independence, that all men and women have the right to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
MEDIA CONTACT:
Lydia Guzman
Respect Respeto
(602) 451-4462 (C)
lguzman@respectrespeto.org
