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The national issue of immigration reform took center stage at a Redwood City church Tuesday, where a meeting featuring lawmakers and illegal immigrants facing deportation took on aspects of a political rally and a church service.
The event at St. Peter's Episcopal Church on Clinton Street was part of the "Campaign for American Children and Families" national meeting tour.
Speakers urged the 200-plus attendees, who were mostly Latino, to register to vote and sign a petition to prod President Barack Obama to take a stand against the deportation of illegal immigrants and their children.
U.S. Reps. Anna Eshoo and Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., and Redwood City Vice Mayor Alicia Aguirre were among the public officials in attendance.
Local religious leaders started the event with a prayer. "This is a faith issue," the Rev. Anna Lange-Soto said.
Redwood City resident Andrea Villa, 25, was one of three illegal immigrants who spoke Tuesday about wanting to stay in the United States because of the opportunities here.
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