Immigration Group to Petition GOP at Arcadia Office

The Coalition for Humane Immigration of Los Angeles will be in Arcadia on Tuesday to rally for immigration reform and pass along a petition supporting current legislation to the county Republican Party office in Arcadia, according to the City News Service.

CHIRLA is part of a group that launched a series of what they call actions aimed at moving Republican House Members to vote in favor of immigration reform, organizers said.

The effort begins July 2 with the delivery of petitions to several local congressional representatives. On their list is Congressman Gary Miller who represents the 31st Congressional District that serves Redlands and Loma Linda; Ed Royce who represents 39th Congressional District serving Diamond Bar, Walnut and Industry; Rep. Paul Cook from the 8th Congressional District; Rep. Buck McKeon from the 25th Congressional District; And Rep. Darrel Issa from the 49th Congressional District.

The Arcadia event will be at 11 a.m. at the GOP office at 43 Huntington Drive.

Immigration reform with a path to citizenship has already passed the U.S. Senate 68-32 but the U.S. House of Representatives, which is controlled by Republicans, has not taken up the bill or any alternative version to it yet.

Patch editor Gina Tenorio and City News Service contributed to this report.