By PEI LI | Cronkite News
Arizona business leaders were in Washington to lobby the state’s congressional delegation on immigration reform Tuesday, just the latest in a string of groups trying to pressure Congress on the issue.
About 20 Arizona business, religious and law enforcement officials joined more than 600 people from more than 40 states in a national “fly-in” of advocates who met with their lawmakers on the issue. The event was organized by the Americans for Reform coalition.
“We are at a historical point in time right now,” said Glenn Hamer, president of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry, who was part of the trip. “The last major immigration reform bill passed in 1986, and we believe there is a window for the United States House of Representatives to bring to the floor good immigration reform legislation.”
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