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Immigrants' List, a pro-immigration political action committee, raised $110,000 in its most recent filing period to support pro-immigration candidates around the US.
According to IL, the PAC outperformed two of its leading anti-immigration rivals.
"This information sheds light
on what we saw in last year's elections," said Immigrants' List Executive
Director Drew Seman, "Despite their scare tactics, these anti-immigrant groups
are ineffective at shaping public opinion.
The American people rejected enforcement-only, anti-immigrant candidates
in 2006 and polls consistently show over 65% of Americans support comprehensive immigration
reform today."
"Even though we were out-raised
we're more powerful & have done more for candidates than our anti-immigrant
opponents," said Seman.
I'd remind readers that most of the pro-immigration developments over the last 25 years have been the result of lawyers advocating on behalf of the client community.
If you think lawyers only advocate to make the process complicated, I think you don't know immigration lawyers very well. A lot of us probably would be social workers if we weren't lawyers.
I would further add that most immigration lawyers are adovocates for immigrants, most law-makers are lawyers, as is Zoe!!
I have high regard for lawyers like you. I am not telling that just for the sake of telling.
For others
All lawyers are pro-immigrant but not all for making pro-immigration process easy.
I dont have any issues lawyers as normal members in IL givign their in-valueable suggestions.But as board member and co-founder? No. Big No. IL may not be able to work on the ideal goals properly having lawyers on the board.