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Wings, Apples and Immigration Reform in Buffalo
Report from NYCLU Western Regional Office Director John A. Curr III
February 22, 2010 -- The ongoing statewide caravan for just and humane immigration reform made its stop in Buffalo—the “Queen City” of the Empire State—yesterday.
Buffalo — home to local Congressman Brian Higgins — is not famous for its February…warmth. But the red hot energy from the caravan's riders spread to everybody who came out.
The caravan riders gathered with local friends and allies at Buffalo’s landmark First Presbyterian Church to call for real immigration reform this year. The NYCLU Western Regional Office — together with Hispanic United of Buffalo, Citizen Action, the Network of Religious Communities, the Western New York Peace Center and the International Institute of Buffalo — turned out for the energizing rally and press conference.
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Summit Unites Region's Immigrants' Rights Advocates
The NYCLU's Western Regional Office, Genesee Valley Chapter and Central New York Chapter joined the New York State Immigration Coalition in hosting a Nov. 10 summit of local immigrants' rights groups.
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