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Immigration Reform Rally Planned for St. Pat's on Saturday

Norristown Councilman Dwayne Royster is scheduled to join labor leaders, activists and immigration reform supporters at St. Patrick's Church for a march on municipal hall.

According to a release issued by 32BJ SEIU, the country's largest property service workers union, hundreds of immigrants and supporters will join labor leaders and local politicians at St. Patrick's Church, at 714 DeKalb Street, on Saturday, April 6 at 11 a.m. for a rally advocating for immigration reform. Among those scheduled to participate in the action is Norristown Councilman Dwayne Royster, who announced he is stepping down from his council seat on April 5.

After rallying at the church, the group plans to march to Norristown Municipal Hall in a show of solidarity calling on political leaders to work for immigration reform that would offer immigrants a realistic path to citizenship, keep families together, and raise working standards for everyone.

The "Time is Now" rally and march kicks off a week of events organized by immigration reformers across the country and will end with a planned march on Washington D.C. on April 10.

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