Tue June 26, 2012 Politics and Government  Undocumented and
fighting for immigration reform  Aly Wane is an illegal
immigrant from Senegal Credit Ellen Abbott / WRVO  Local
immigration reform advocates are pushing for comprehensive
immigration reform. One of the loudest voices comes from a man
who is in this country illegally.  Aly Wane was born in Senegal
in 1976 and, because of a family dispute, came to live in this
country in 1984. He went on to high school and college, but
because of his family situation he was never naturalized.  Wane
says up to now, he has kept his undocumented status a secret but
needs to bring it out in the open.  "This is not a militant act.
This is simply an invitation to the community to have a
conversation, a dialogue about immigration, based on the true
facts about who undocumented people are instead of the dangerous
stereotypes we've heard about illegals," said Wane.  Wane wants
lawmakers to pass the DREAM Act, which would provide residency
to illegal immigrants who arrived in t