All is Set for the March in Washington for Immigration Reform

Published in Prensa Libre
(Guatemala) on 20 March 2010
by Geovani Contreras (link to originallink to original)
Translated from by Gloria Galindo. Edited by Jessica Boesl.
"Our families are being separated. Immigrants die in detention centers. Workers are treated like criminals." These are some of the claims that thousands of Latin Americans will cry out tomorrow in Washington, USA, at Congress and President Barack Obama.

The assembling of signs and the presence of Guatemalan Deputy Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Ibarra in the U.S. capital mark the hours before the massive protest by fellow nationals and other groups gathered together to shout: "Let’s tell Congress and the president: Enough already!"

Immigration organizations and non-governmental entities, such as Casa of Maryland, will participate in the walk called "March for Our Families" at 4:00 pm in the U.S. capital.

They Expect Reform This Year

Vice President Rafael Espada stated yesterday that they expect Obama's answer to improve the quality of life of migrants this year, and other Central American countries have joined in on a road map, proposed by Guatemala, which is already in the U.S. Congress. Ibarra started meetings yesterday with leaders of the Guatemalan community, even though he is not directly participating in the activities, reported Andrea Furlan, a spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry.


“Nuestras familias están siendo separadas. Los inmigrantes mueren en centros de detención. Los trabajadores son tratados como criminales”. Estos son algunos de los reclamos que miles de latinoamericanos gritarán mañana en Washington, EE. UU., dirigidas al Congreso y al presidente Barack Obama.

La elaboración de pancartas y la presencia del vicecanciller guatemalteco, Miguel Ángel Ibarra, en la capital estadounidense, marcan las horas previas a la masiva protesta de connacionales y otros grupos convocados para gritar: “Digamos al Congreso y al presidente: ¡Ya basta!”
Organizaciones de migrantes y entes no gubernamentales, como Casa de Maryland, participarán en la caminata —denominada Marcha por Nuestras Familias, Legalización y Empleo— desde las 14 horas en la capital de EE. UU.

Esperan reforma este año

El vicepresidente Rafael Espada afirmó ayer que esperan la respuesta de Obama, de mejorar la calidad de vida de los migrantes este año, y que otros países de Centroamérica se han unido a una hoja de ruta propuesta por Guatemala, la cual ya se encuentra en el Congreso estadounidense.
Ibarra comenzó ayer las reuniones con dirigentes de la comunidad guatemalteca, a pesar de que no participará en forma directa en las actividades, informó Andrea Furlán, portavoz de la Cancillería.
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