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The March for America was a protest march in Washington, DC, United States. On March 21, 2010, over 200,000 marched by the Capitol in Washington, DC, to call for comprehensive immigration reform in that year. The event was organized by Reform Immigration FOR America and many more groups.

Participants largely wore white and waved the United States flag.

President Barack Obama delivered a video message to the assembled crowd, pledging to be their partner in seeking comprehensive immigration reform and fix the country's broken immigration system.

See also

• List of protest marches on Washington, DC

References

1. Douglas Rivlin. "200,000 March For Immigration Reform in Massive D.C. Rally | Immigration". AlterNet. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
2. "Reform Immigration For America". Reform Immigration For America. 2009-10-09. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
3. "President Obama's Message to Immigration Marchers". whitehouse.gov. 2010-03-21. Retrieved 2010-04-16 – via National Archives.

Further reading

• Broad coalition packs Mall to urge overhaul of immigration laws The Washington Post, March 22, 2010

External links

• Official march web page
• Photos of March 21, 2010 March for America
• March for America Flickr

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