Immigration bill in hands of Senator Specter

IMMIGRATION, page 1 have lost their lives trying to cross the border into the United States.”

This movement started when t he House of Representatives approved an immigration bill that classified all undocumented i mmigrants as “aggravated felons” and classified anyone helping these immigrants as criminals. This bill is now in the Senate Judiciary Committee, which Senator Specter leads.

Candice Harris, the programs assistant for Catholic Relief Services’northeast regional office, was also on hand at the event. She encouraged students to keep this movement strong. “Specter ishearing a lot from the other side of this issue, and he is hearing it loudly. We need to be the voices of the immigrants, and we need to make our voices louder and stronger,” Harris said.

The letters are scheduled to be delivered to Specter’s office the week of Feb. 20 by a group of students. Students also hope to continue to work together in this issue by visiting Specter’s office, collecting more letters, sending e-mails and calling to make sure their side is heard.

Mary Laver,the director of programs for applied catholic social teaching at Cabrini and one of the organizers of the event, thought the rally was very successful. “I thought there was agreat show of energy and commitment to an issue that is com-