”Today we stand in solidarity with the millions who contribute to our communities and economy while being denied full access to them. Our act of civil disobedience is performed with the belief that our laws can—and should—be better, and that our nation’s leaders cannot stand on the sidelines as our society’s core values are betrayed by a broken and immoral immigration system.

~ Joint statement of the band of 16 clergy and local leaders arrested in NYC today.

16 New Yorkers, including local clergy, labor and community leaders, and City Council members, were arrested in NYC today in an act of civil disobedience intended to escalate pressure on the Obama administration and Congress to enact comprehensive immigration reform in 2010. [Read more here.]