AP Wire | 05/16/2006 | Latinos caravan to Congress to... -
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Published on: 5/16/2006
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"Senators will see what's really going on, the persecution that's already happening," said another organizer, Julian Herrera of Dalton, Ga., as he prepared for the 1,300-mile roundtrip.
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One of the fundamental messages they'll bring to Congress is that it's disingenuous to draw a line between legal and illegal immigrants, Herrera said.
"It's stupid to say 'Come legally,' when for many it's better to pay a coyote than wait and wait for a visa," he said.Herrera, a Pentecostal pastor from central Mexico who lives in northern Georgia, said he's now a U.S. citizen but many of his relatives are here illegally.