Harrisburg, PA -  Over 80 concerned community members, faith leaders, union representatives, and social service providers gathered at the State Capitol Building today to counter the heated rhetoric that enters much of the current debate about immigration in Pennsylvania.

The participants in the Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition's first state lobby day represented organizations and communities from Pittsburgh to Hazleton, Gettysburg to Allentown. All came to remind their elected representatives of the important contributions immigrants have made - and continue to make - to the state, and to urge their political leaders to make Pennsylvania a welcoming place for immigrants.

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