Southfield, Michigan Mayor Brenda Lawrence: "Martin Luther King would have fought U.S. efforts to deport immigrants, Southfield Mayor told the largely Latino crowd. Half a century ago in his historic speech in Washington, King “said it was time to cash the check from the bank of justice” to provide opportunities for black Americans, Lawrence said, paraphrasing King’s speech. “Today, I’m saying it’s time to cash the check of opportunity for immigrant Americans,” she said to loud applause. Flyers at the event showed that some liberal political groups in Detroit have merged to combine the political impact of black Americans with that of immigrants seeking citizenship. To mark the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic march in Washington, D.C., with a message that he, too, would have wanted to see big changes in the way America deals with immigrants. The “Revive the Dream” event outside Ste. Anne’s Church drew about 75 people and marked the 50th anniversary on Wednesday of King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. freep/article/20130824/NEWS01/308240078/Revive-the-dream-march-detroit-immigrants
Posted on: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 16:41:57 +0000