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DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) The organizers ofthe Immigration Reform Mega March in Dallas are hoping for a big turnout on Sunday afternoon,expecting some100,000 people to walk through the streets of downtown.

Organizers and participants are callingfor an end to executive orders discriminating against Muslims and what they say areaggressive deportation efforts by the federal government.

Dallas Mega March CoordinatorDomingo Garcia said, I think its important that as many people as possible come and send a message to Washington D.C. that its time to pass immigration reform, that using immigration as a wedge tactic doesnt work and it only divides Americans, as opposed to bringing us together.

Those going out to participate in the march and rally are being encouraged to wear red, white and blue.

The record for the largest civil rights march in Texas history was set back in 2006. That rally drewhalf a million people.

Large crowds like thesecreate a giant security challenge for the Dallas Police Department. After the Dallas police ambush last summer, and other attacks like the Boston Marathon bombings, extra measures are being taken to make sure that the Sunday event remains peaceful.

Police watch towers were already in place earlyFriday morning, and Homeland Security agents toured the citys public transit rail lines even earlier in the week. Organizers insisted that police, federal agents and other law officials were preparing for any safety issues that might arise.

Our goal is to be peaceful and to conduct this march in a peaceful way, explained event coordinator Hector Flores.

The Immigration Reform Mega March runs from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday afternoon and ends with a big rally, at approximately 3:30 p.m., at the Dallas City Hall plaza.

Extra security measures are being taken along Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) rail lines, the march route and at Dallas City Hall. Dallas police have already put up a watch towernearby.

Several streets around the downtown area will be blocked due to the event, so be sure to check the traffic map for updates and DARTs website forall alerts related to the march.

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Arrests at the United States southern Border have reached their lowest point in 17 years, according to Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly. Fewer than 17,000 illegal aliens were caught attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border last month, compared to more than 58,000 in December, 2016, and 48,150 in March of last year. Contributing to this improvement is a steep decline of Unaccompanied Alien Minors (UAMs) attempting to enter the country. Fewer than 1,000 UAMs were apprehended, compared to 4,209 in March of 2016.

The presumed drop in attempted illegal crossings is no mistake, according to Secretary Kelly. In a written testimony submitted to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, he lauded successful efforts by border agents and the support of our leadership in the White House as primary factors.

Ever since announcing his candidacy, President Trump has spoken strongly in favor of enforcing existing immigration laws. This rhetoric appears to be giving potential illegal aliens second thoughts about trying to enter the United States at least until they see what policies the administration ends up implementing and/or enforcing.

These results make sense. If a person is told that they are not welcome to illegally enter a particular location, they are far less likely to even try. The astounding decline in illegal entries appears to be proving that the message the Trump administration is sending to would-be illegal immigrants is having the desired effect.

This shouldnt come as a surprise, either, because history tells the same story. As noted by the Federation of American Immigration Reform in the past, a combination of rhetoric and action even though many believe it was far from enough helped former President Bill Clinton significantly boost voluntary removals and curb attempted crossings by would-be illegal immigrants.

Removing the incentives for illegal aliens to violate our laws is the cheapest, most effective, and most humane means of reducing illegal immigration. This approach starts with changing the narrative and ending the distribution of benefits currently available to illegal aliens. As is being witnessed, fewer unauthorized migrants will attempt to enter the United States when the river of incentives starts to dry up.

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President Donald Trump touted the achievements of his young presidency in his latest weekly address, including the steps he's taken to curb illegal immigration.

Trump, who is currently in Florida holding a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, covered border security, keeping America safe, and foreign policy in a speech that was close to fourminutes in length.

"We inherited a full-fledged border crisis. It was a disaster. Yet with quick and bold steps, we have so far exceeded even the most bullish predictions for the progress we could make in so short a period of time," Trump said.

The president then referenced a 64-percent reduction in illegal immigration that's occurred at America's southern border and the apprehensions of criminal aliens across the country by ICE officers.

"Much work needs to be done to reverse decades of harm caused by open borer policies from Washington," Trump said. "But with time, dedication, and effort, we will get the job done and save countless lives in the process."

Trump spoke about his America first foreign policy as well, saying his administration is working to improve its partnerships with other nations.

"Providing security for the American people also means restoring America's standing in the world. From the very start of my presidency, I've worked to strengthen our alliances and improve our relationships all around the globe," Trump said.

"In matters both economic and military, we understand that a strong America is in the best interests of the world. That is why it is so important that as we strengthen international partnerships, we ensure their partnerships deliver real results for Americans and the American people."

It's unclear when the speech was taped, but the president did not mention Thursday night's U.S. missile attack on a Syrian air base which came two days after the Syrian government allegedly attacked its own civilians with chemical weapons.

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WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwired - April 07, 2017) - Through the U.S. Conference of Mayors, 101 mayors from 33 states are jointly calling on Congress to fix the nation's broken immigration system by passing bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform legislation. From cities large and small, the mayors have signed a bipartisan letter urging members of both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate to enact comprehensive immigration reform that would:

The letter also indicates the mayors' support for bipartisan efforts that would grant temporary protected status to shield from deportation, undocumented immigrants who came here as children, many of whom have known no home other than the United States of America. Building on the Mayors' Day of Immigration Action held on March 21st, the letter tells Congress that "in the absence of federal immigration reform, mayors and their cities continue to seek strategies to protect the safety of all their residents while ensuring that local law enforcement is focused on community policing."

It also notes that "all mayors have taken oaths to uphold the law and defend the Constitution," and that "mayors of cities big and small across the nation, in conjunction with local law enforcement, are committed to ensuring that all criminals, regardless of their immigration status, are properly adjudicated by the criminal justice system."

"While we work diligently on building and preserving the trust of all the communities we serve, our local law enforcement has a long history of working in cooperation with federal authorities to make our communities safe," it continues.

"The United States Conference of Mayors has called for bipartisan immigration reform for many years," noted Tom Cochran, USCM CEO and Executive Director. "Mayors have a ground level understanding of the pressing economic and moral imperatives that necessitate working in a bipartisan manner to begin fixing our immigration laws. The nation's Mayors stand together and committed to working with Congress and the new Administration in a bipartisan manner to fix our immigration system to ensure that our communities are safe while allowing all of our residents to thrive."

To read the full text of the letter, please see here or visit usmayors.org.

The U.S. Conference of Mayors is the official nonpartisan organization of cities with populations of 30,000 or more. There are nearly 1400 such cities in the country today, and each city is represented in the Conference by its chief elected official, the mayor. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/usmayors, or follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/usmayors.

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All the way back in December, experts predicted that Donald Trumps plan for mass deportations of undocumented immigrants would threaten Americas food supply. On Monday, John Hopkins Universitys Center for a Livable Future released a study condemning the current lack of protections for undocumented immigrant workers, arguing that both public health and national food security are being endangered by unfair labor practices.

Undocumented immigrants who are not protected by labor laws face many health risks in agricultural work, including pesticide exposure, injuries, poor air quality, contact with animal waste, exposure to antibiotic resistant bacteria, and exposure to novel strains of the flu virus. They remain the most vulnerable group of workers because of poor housing conditions and little or no access to reliable healthcare.

The food industry relies on immigrant labor to operate: According to the report, anywhere from 50 75 percent of the United States 2 million farmworkers are undocumented. Even more work at slaughter houses and other food processing facilities. Workers who are not protected under the law end up harming farmers in the long run: Work shortages caused by at-risk agricultural laborers cost American farms around 300 million dollars in 2010.

The report specifically cites fear of deportation as a key reason why some laborers may stop showing up to work, and if they dont work we dont eat. The food industry in the U.S. would collapse without the immigrant and migratory workforce, the report reads.

The reports researchers called for comprehensive immigration reform, which includes making them eligible for health insurance coverage, protections for workers who report unsafe working conditions, and an increase in the minimum wage.

Bob Martin, co-author of the report and director of CLFs Food System Policy Program, called out the current administrations attitude toward immigrants as part of the problem.

In a statement put out along with the study he said, Vilifying political rhetoric and enforcement actions that aim to punish undocumented immigrants fail to confront Americans reliance on these workers for the food they eat.

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