Immigrant groups reach out to blacks - washingtonpost.com: Organizers of a march for immigrants' rights in Washington on Sunday are reaching out to African Americans, hoping to bring the two communities together around an issue that has been a wedge between them.
The campaign includes ads for the march on urban radio stations along the East Coast, asking for listeners to lend their support. "Everyone has been hurt by the economy, especially African Americans and immigrants. The truth is, together you can demand real change," the ads state.
The effort is part of a broader strategy among Hispanic, black and Asian civil rights groups to unite on areas of common interest and to get Congress and the Obama administration to enact major legislation on jobs and immigration -- even as the nation's political leaders are focused on health care.
