Civil Rights Groups to Join Together to Highlight Need for Executive Action on Immigration

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The president’s pending executive action on immigration is expected to provide millions of aspiring Americans with relief from unnecessary deportations. With the power, precedent and priority for action on his side, millions of Americans are counting on President Obama to act boldly now.

Join leading civil rights groups including Define American, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Mi Familia Vota, NAACP, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, the National Action Network, the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP), the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA), the National Urban League (NUL), NCLR (National Council of La Raza) and Voto Latino as they unite to urge the president to act swiftly and boldly.

To RSVP for this event, contact Julian Teixeira at jteixeira@nclr.org or (202) 776-1812.

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Who:

Cornell William Brooks, President and CEO, NAACP
Melanie L. Campbell, President and CEO, NCBCP
Chanelle Hardy, Executive Director, Washington Bureau, NUL
Wade Henderson, President and CEO, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Maria Teresa Kumar, President and CEO, Voto Latino
Ben Monterroso, Executive Director, Mi Familia Vota
Janet Murguía, President and CEO, NCLR
Janai Nelson, Associate Director-Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Hector Sanchez, Executive Director, LCLAA, and Chair, NHLA
Rev. Al Sharpton, President, National Action Network
Jose Antonio Vargas, Founder and Co-Chair, Define American

What: Press conference on the president’s use of executive action on immigration

When: Thursday, November 20, 2014 at 1:30 p.m. EST

Where: National Press Club
529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor
Murrow Room
Washington, DC 20045