( - promoted by Isaac Smith)
By Mario Quiroz, of CASA de Maryland Delay may be business as usual in Washington, but Baltimore isn't having it.  Yesterday evening, amidst news that President Obama now sees immigration reform delayed until 2010, the Baltimore City Council passed a resolution-- the first like it in Maryland-- calling on President Obama and Congress to act swiftly to pass real, comprehensive immigration reform. According to Baltimore City Councilmember Rochelle "Rikki" Spector: As a city with a rich immigrant history, we recognize that our city and country will be stronger if we can assist new immigrants in fully assimilating into our community, There’s no doubt that the country has a broken immigration system, and that local municipalities are paying a big price as a result of Washington’s inaction.
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