Group to educate on comprehensive immigration reform
2/17/2010 5:28 PM
By: News 8 Austin Staff

A group hoping to see comprehensive immigration reform pass this year has asked others to join them in calling on national and state leaders to tackle the issue.

Reform Immigration for Texas Alliance leaders said Texas is often overlooked at the national campaign level.

Caroline Keating-Guerra of the Austin Immigrants Rights Coalition knows that getting immigration reform passed is possible.

“We want to show there is and we do have the power to bring in the votes to make sure this is passed and we can bring votes from Texas, our Texas Congress people,” Keating-Guerra said.

About 1,000 Texans, including business, religious and elected leaders, as well as immigrants, will meet Saturday in Austin to gain support and educate people about comprehensive immigration reform.