Young Immigrants Head To Capitol With Demands

Young Immigrants Head To Capitol With Demands
The Capitol is seen from the Russell Senate Office Building as Congress resumes work in Washington, Monday, Jan. 27, 2014. President Barack Obama will deliver his State of the Union address Tuesday night to a joint session of Congress. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The Capitol is seen from the Russell Senate Office Building as Congress resumes work in Washington, Monday, Jan. 27, 2014. President Barack Obama will deliver his State of the Union address Tuesday night to a joint session of Congress. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Emboldened by revived prospects for immigration reform in Congress, a group of about 100 young immigrants from several states — including some legalized by President Obama’s “Dream Act” order and some in the U.S. illegally — held a boisterous meeting on Capitol Hill Monday and then scattered to various congressional offices to make a quieter case for their rights.

“Undocumented and unafraid!” they chanted in English and then in Spanish, pep-rally style, at a news conference in a normally sedate House conference room. “When our families are under attack, what do we do?” called out one visitor. “Stand up, fight back!” the rest shouted.

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