Immigrants Demand That Obama Act on Promises of Reform Latin American

Latin American Herald Tribune: Groups of immigrants along with Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) on Thursday presented the Change Takes Courage Campaign, in accord with which they will tour the United States to ask President Barack Obama for "justice" for the undocumented. The initiative is aimed at getting Obama to fulfill the promises for change and reform he made when he was a presidential candidate and called the deportations and practices of the George W. Bush administration vis-a-vis illegal immigrants cruel. Two years later, more than 1 million people have been deported during the new administration and 4 million U.S.-born children of immigrants are facing the possibility that one or both of their parents might be deported "We're not asking for TPS (Temporary Protected Status), we understand that that is inappropriate in relation to this community. We're not asking for an executive order, it's unnecessary for the president to create new laws," Gutierrez said Thursday on Capitol Hill. "What we're asking for is for (Obama) to use the broad powers he already has in his hands within the law to provide relief and justice to these families," he said in the remarks unveiling the new initiative in Congress.