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WASHINGTON (AP) — At least eight Democratic members of the House were among about 200 people arrested Tuesday after they blocked a main street near the Capitol during a massive rally seeking to push Republicans to hold a vote on a stalled immigration reform bill.

Police would not identify those arrested. Representatives of the social policy organization Center for Community Change and The Associated Press witnessed the arrests of Reps. John Lewis, D-Ga.; Luis Gutiérrez, D-Ill.; Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz.; Keith Ellison, D-Minn.; Joseph Crowley and Charles Rangel, both D-N.Y.; Al Green, D-Texas; and Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill.,

Representatives of other groups whose members attended the rally, such as United Farm Workers and Farmworker Justice, confirmed that several of their members were arrested as well.

Those arrested will be charged with "crowding, obstructing and incommoding" under the local laws of the District of Columbia, the Capitol Police said. The arrests began about 4 p.m. EDT and had ended two hours later, police said in a statement.

Before being arrested, Gutiérrez said he planned the act of civil disobedience "so the speaker of the House can free Congress and finally pass immigration reform."
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The rally took place after the six-time Grammy winners Los Tigres del Norte performed at the National Mall during a show in which the Mexican band dedicated each song to the estimated 11 million immigrants living in the United States illegally.

Prospects for passage of a comprehensive immigration bill appear dim. A bill passed by the Democratic-controlled Senate and backed by the White House includes billions of dollars for border security as well as a 13-year path to citizenship for those already in the U.S. illegally.

It's unclear whether the GOP-dominated House will ever pass legislation that could form the basis for a final deal with the Senate. Most House Republicans have rejected this comprehensive approach, and the House Judiciary Committee has moved forward with individual, single-issue immigration bills that could come to the floor sometime later this year or next.

Citing the demonstration, the White House issued a statement calling for the House to take up the immigration bill.

"The enthusiastic demonstration of support for immigration reform this week has proven to Congress that the broad coalition behind commonsense solutions to our nation's broken immigration laws is as strong as it has ever been," according to the statement from press secretary Jay Carney. "It's time for the House of Representatives to reopen the government, pay their bills and get back to the important work of moving the economy forward."


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The rally took place after the six-time Grammy winners Los Tigres del Norte performed at the National Mall





which was closed due to the government shutdown, but then opened by the Administration so that this political stunt could take place.


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The rally took place after the six-time Grammy winners Los Tigres del Norte performed at the National Mall





which was closed due to the government shutdown, but then opened by the Administration so that this political stunt could take place.




Oh surely you aren't suggesting that this administration, or anyone in DC for that matter, would resort to political stunts.


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The rally took place after the six-time Grammy winners Los Tigres del Norte performed at the National Mall





which was closed due to the government shutdown, but then opened by the Administration so that this political stunt could take place.




I found that interesting as well.


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The rally took place after the six-time Grammy winners Los Tigres del Norte performed at the National Mall





which was closed due to the government shutdown, but then opened by the Administration so that this political stunt could take place.




I found that interesting as well.




Ahh the gamesmenship. When will it end. When will the highly paid putzballs get off their collective rears and fix this country. AND I MEAN ALL OF THEM.


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Those arrested will be charged with "crowding, obstructing and incommoding"



Every POS in Washington should be arrested for "incommoding"...


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Those arrested will be charged with "crowding, obstructing and incommoding"



Every POS in Washington should be arrested for "incommoding"...






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The rally took place after the six-time Grammy winners Los Tigres del Norte performed at the National Mall





which was closed due to the government shutdown, but then opened by the Administration so that this political stunt could take place.




Oh surely you aren't suggesting that this administration, or anyone in DC for that matter, would resort to political stunts.




And I'm still waiting for the Obama administration to sue California for making immigration law since only the Feds have that right. But well since it fits their agenda...it's a-okay.


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I like how some states are using their funds to reopen national parks.

If the people would open their eyes they would see the state level is much better prepared to control things within their borders, the feds should do nothing but split up the tax dollars brought in, and have little control in anything other than defense, fair trade, and constitutional protections (not like they care much about the last 2 anymore anyway)

I also like how through the shutdown, one agency they didn't shut down was the IRS. You can't use any national resources, but don't forget to pay your taxes to us.


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I have tried to pretty much stay out of discussions about this shut down, just because it is so frustrating to talk to people who the majority of are drinking the Kool Aid of one side or the other, and basically just want to take sides and point fingers the same just like the puppet masters on Capitol Hill want them to.

I am starting to think this just MAY be a water shed moment in our nations history, because right now people on both sides are fed up with the shenanigans. These politicians better wake up quick because this could get ugly. The natives are getting restless and there might be some stirrings of revolution. It scares me, but it may be our only recourse to get this sinking ship righted.

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