Obama Group to Demand Immigration Reform at Hultgren's Office

Written by Rick Nagel (Editor)

A group that supports the political policies of President Barack Obama's campaign in 2012 will be holding a community action event Thursday to demand that Rep. Randy Hultgren move forward on comprehensive immigration reform.

The event is part of a nationwide lobbying effort during the August congressional recess by a group called Organizing for Action, whose volunteers are rallying support for action on issues including immigration reform, affordable healthcare, combating climate change, gun violence prevention and a better bargain for the middle class, among others.

The Thursday event will be held outside Hultgren’s office at 1797 West State St., Suite A, Geneva. A similar event is being staged at 2 p.m. outside 16th District Rep. Adam Kinzinger’s office in Ottawa.

According to a press release issued Tuesday, "OFA’s 'Action August' volunteers will make it clear to their representatives in Washington that they expect them to put the American people before D.C. politics."

The group argues that comprehensive immigration reform will create jobs, grow the U.S. economy, strengthen the middle class, and reaffirm and expand the American dream.

"OFA-Illinois volunteers refuse to let the House to stand in the way of our country's future," the press release says.

Immigration Reform Rally

• Who: OFA-Illinois volunteers, speakers, and community members

• When: 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 15

About Organizing For Action

Organizing for Action (OFA) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to advancing the policies that the American people voted for in 2012. In just six months, more than 1 million volunteers have taken action through Organizing for Action. As a grassroots funded social advocacy group, OFA is committed to tipping the scales of power back to the American people instead of special interests in Washington. OFA is working to advance policies like job creation, strengthening the middle class, gun violence prevention, comprehensive immigration reform and measures combating climate change that a majority of the American people support.