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Kennedy, Durbin and Reid: Senate Dems join Cardinals Mahony, McCarrick, OMalley to press for broad immigration reform

By  Lynn Sweet
   
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In anticipation of Monday immigration marchs occuring as the Senate struggles with forging a compromise….

Today at 8:30 AM (Chicago time) Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid, Assistant Senate Democratic Leader Dick Durbin and Senator Edward Kennedy will join American Roman Catholic Cardinals at a press availability to discuss the need for bipartisan, comprehensive immigration reform and to ensure that 12 million immigrants are not turned into criminals.

the above and following from the Dems release..

REID, KENNEDY, CATHOLIC CARDINALS TO CALL FOR COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM

Washington, DCToday, Friday, April 28, 2006, at 9:30 AM, Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid, Assistant Senate Democratic Leader Richard Durbin and Senator Edward Kennedy will join American Roman Catholic Cardinals at a press availability to discuss the need for bipartisan, comprehensive immigration reform and to ensure that 12 million immigrants are not turned into criminals.

WHO: Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid

Assistant Senate Democratic Leader Richard Durbin

Senator Edward Kennedy

Roger Cardinal Mahony

Theodore Cardinal McCarrick

Sean Cardinal O’Malley

WHAT: Press availability on immigration reform

WHEN: TODAY, Friday, April 28, 2006, at 9:30 AM

WHERE: Senate Ohio Clock Corridor

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