A group of Democratic federal lawmakers took the political offensive at an immigration rally Friday, accusing House Republicans of trying to instill fear in the undocumented immigrant community by voting to nullify President Obama’s executive action to allow millions of such immigrants to remain in the U.S.

“It’s that fear that when there is a knock on the door, it’s ‘la migra,’” said Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., referring to the Spanish term for immigration enforcement officials. “We have to say no to fear, and yes to hope.”

During the rally in the evangelical church Comunidad Cristiana, Menendez, along with Reps. Albio Sires, D-West New York, and Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., spoke about what each called the “moral, ethical and spiritual dimension” of immigration reform.

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