Members of Gamaliel network delivering food to local congress members to call attention to Citizenship Act of 2021

Posted on July 2, 2021

*U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Dunlap). (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)*

By Dave Dahl

SPRINGFIELD – It’s advocacy with apple pie.

Members of the Gamaliel network are delivering the all-American dish – plus rice and beans – to local offices of congressmen and senators nationwide, calling attention to the Citizenship Act of 2021.

It’s a reboot of past efforts to allow 11 million undocumented people a path to citizenship. Maria Soto of Springfield said she is frustrated that others cannot have what she has: citizenship.

“We’re here to support the immigration reform bill,” Soto said before entering U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood’s (R-Dunlap) Springfield office. “It’s something that is needed; it’s beneficia not only for the immigrants, but for the whole country.”

LaHood’s office issued a statement saying his staff would review the bill.

Dave Dahl can be reached at [email protected].

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