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Summary Rights groups in the United States protested against President Obama's anti-immigration policies.
According to reports, The activists gathered in front of Democratic Party Offices in Miami, Chicago, Boston, Houston and Atlanta on Tuesday.The protesters slammed the Obama Administration for reneging on its promise of immigration reform and, instead using federal immigration agents and even local police officers to crackdown on immigrants.Based on Obamas reform plan, workplace enforcement and border security would be boosted and instead the government would grant millions of immigrants a chance to become citizens if they pay a fine and learn English.However, the protesters, who brought a petition signed by more than 24,000 people, say the plan has only empowered police to act as immigration agents. The activists also criticized the US Department of Homeland Securitys fingerprint sharing program.The procedure distributes fingerprints collected by state and local police agencies to assist immigration authorities in identifying and deporting tens of thousands of illegal immigrants.They say more than a million immigrants have been deported since Obama came into office and warned him of losing the support of the Hispanic community if the policy continues.US officials disagree on how to organize the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants, mostly from Latin America, who live in the shadows in the United States.Republicans, who control the US Congress, reject immigration reform plans and urge enhanced enforcement measures against illegal immigrants.Many American businesses use the massive illegal immigrant population in the country as cheap labour, hiring them with low wages and without any rights.
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