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In solidarity with undocumented immigrants who have been deported, several residents of Mountain View have begun a fast.

Maria Marroquin, executive director of the Day Worker Center of Mountain View, started a fast the evening of May 1st—after the May Day march and rally in the city—and will conclude it on May 11th, Mother’s Day. She joins scores of other sympathizers of immigration reform who aim to reunite families.

“We are hoping that our prayers get to our savior and to President Obama so that he uses the authority he has to stop the deportations,” Marroquin said on Wednesday. “Part of our fasting includes sending petitions not only to Obama, but to our representatives, in conjunction of course of the desire of a fair and just immigration reform for the country.”

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