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The road to passing a immigration reform bill continues to hit some potential roadblocks with gay rights groups pushing harder for gay-friendly amendments while a new group has joined the ranks of those opposing the bill.
The last time that a major groundswell of opposition took place regarding a widesweeping bill designed to fix the nation's immigration laws, the bill was defeated soundly by the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate of 2007.
In the backdrop of hundreds of thousands of protesters across the U.S. protesting on Wednesday during May Day as they called for immigration reform, a new report released this month says that more people are entering the U.S. illegally.
Supporters of immigration reform held multiple rallies today in honor of May Day, traditionally a holiday commemorating the labor movement and the rights of oppressed peoples.
May Day has a number of meanings worldwide, but the most common one is its emphasis on the international labor movement. For those interested in taking part in any of the May Day rallies/festivities around New York City, here are five events being held in the evening.
What was starting out as a strong road in favor of immigration reform has now started to deteriorate into lines in the sand being drawn on the issue, with conservative Republicans on one side and pro-immigration advocates on the other.
