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Sunday, January 3, 2010

To Overhaul Immigration, Advocates Alter Tactics

Four students have started a 1,500 mile walk to DC to protest the lack of immigration reform. - - Donna Poisl

By JULIA PRESTON

Lacing up new pairs of walking shoes with a flourish, four immigrant students set out on foot from downtown Miami on Friday, starting a four-month walk to Washington to protest what they called the Obama administration’s lack of action on legislation granting legal status to illegal immigrants.

Three of the four protesters, who are current or former students at Miami Dade College, do not have legal-resident status and risk detention by immigration authorities during the 1,500-mile walk.
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