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President Obama came to San Francisco to join Sen. Barbara Boxer’s, D-Calif., fundraiser at the Fairmont Hotel on Tuesday, May 25. At 4 p.m., local community groups, including the San Francisco Immigrant Rights Defense Committee, the African Advocacy Network, the Asian Law Caucus, and Mission Asset Fund, gathered at Grace Cathedral to discuss their demands for immigration reform. Various community members spoke of their experiences and struggles living as immigrants in California. The congregation of about 100 called on the President to push for comprehensive immigration reform, end police and ICE collaboration and stop the deportation and separation of hard-working families that contribute to our economy. At 6 p.m., the gathering marched one block to the Fairmont Hotel to join almost 200 more protesters waiting to get a glimpse of President Obama. Neither President Obama nor Sen. Boxer made an appearance.