Protestors Call on Clinton to Reject Bill
New York, NY —
Immigrants and their supporters are calling on Senator Hillary Clinton to reject the latest immigration reform bill currently being debated in Washington. Dozens of people rallied in front of Senator Hillary Clinton's midtown office yesterday afternoon.
REPORTER:Ina Watson from Barbados belongs to the group Domestic Workers United. She says the bill requires too much from immigrants wanting to become citizens.
WATSON: It is like you’re saying, “Ok, we will make a way for you but the way is so hard. It is so difficult. It is so rough. It is so long. You better pick up and go home on your own.”
REPORTER: Activists say in order to qualify for citizenship immigrants must learn English, pay a fine and return to their homelands temporarily.
In a written statement, Clinton says she is carefully scrutinizing the bill to make sure it honors and respects immigrant families.
