The March for America was a

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. On March 21, 2010, over 200,000 marched by the Capitol in Washington, DC, to call for comprehensive

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in that year. The event was organized by Reform Immigration FOR America and many more groups. Participants largely wore white and waved the

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. President

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delivered a video message to the assembled crowd, pledging to be their partner in seeking comprehensive immigration reform and fix the country's broken

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system.

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Official march web page

March for America Flickr
2010 protests March 2010 events in the United States Protest marches in Washington, D.C. Immigration to the United States 111th United States Congress 2010 in Washington, D.C. {{US-poli-stub

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