The March for America was a protest march in

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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
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