The Ohio arm of Organizing for Action (OFA) made a failed attempt to generate excitement for “comprehensive immigration reform” at an August 30 Statehouse rally. A “nonpartisan” rebranding of President Obama’s presidential campaigns, OFA is backed by former Obama staffers as well as a website and Twitter handle bearing the president’s name.

Seemingly unnoticed by the general public, the OFA rally was a call for amnesty for illegal aliens who entered – or claim to have entered – the country as children. Commonly referred to as “Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors” (DREAM) Acts, similar measures have been championed by liberal legislators and activists for more than a decade.

Organized by OFA’s Kate Kight, the August 30 event was attended by 5 OFA interns participating in the organization’s “Summer Fellows” program. A press release indicated OFA Ohio is partnering with DREAMActivist Ohio, an illegal-immigrant advocacy group which has held a series of similar rallies making similar demands.

According to the OFA release, “comprehensive immigration reform” will “create jobs, grow our economy, strengthen our middle class, and reaffirm the American dream for this generation and generations to come.”

Despite advertising the event to local media and like-minded organizations, no local TV or newspaper reporters were present and the event was not monitored by local police for security or compliance purposes.

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