Fasting for immigration reform.

• Position: On the Line - Brief article

On April 7, 100 women from the "We Belong Together" campaign held a forty-eight-hour fast to demand a vote on immigration reform. Many of the women have been separated from their families due to a broken immigration system and inhumane deportation policies.

"These courageous 100 women are demonstrating the kind of courage that House leadership needs to bring a humane immigration reform bill to the floor, and that the executive branch needs in order to stop deportations," said Pramila Jayapal, the...