| Cyclist Champions Immigration Reform on 2,200-mile NY-to-Mexico Ride ABC News | |
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Armando Rosales is making a run for the border. Well, a bike ride, actually: The amateur cyclist is pedaling from New York to Mexico to encourage Latino communities in the U.S. to get involved in the debate over immigration reform.
The unusual 2,200-mile journey will take Rosales from New York City to his Mexican hometown of Saltillo. That may sound like a lot, but Rosales - a photographer and mountain guide - has the experience, and a mission. Last year, he pedaled from Denver to Saltillo, an 1,100-mile trip.
"I've met lots of immigrants who have many problems here [in the US], people who work too much, and I think that they ought to be treated more fairly," Rosales told the news site migrausa.com.
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