Huge Crowds March for Immigration Rights
Rallies took place in communities of all sizes, from a gathering of at least 50,000 people in Atlanta to one involving 3,000 people in the farming town of Garden City, Kan., which has fewer than 30,000 residents.
Demonstrators in New York City held signs with slogans such as "We Are America," "Immigrant Values are Family Values," and "Legalize Don't Criminalize." One sign said: "Bush Step Down."
"We love this country. This country gives to us everything," said Florentino Cruz, 32, an illegal worker from Mexico who has been in the United States since 1992. "This country was made by immigrants."
These people are my inspiration. They know what democracy is. We need labor laws and a living minimum wage so they can't be exploited.
Demonstrators in New York City held signs with slogans such as "We Are America," "Immigrant Values are Family Values," and "Legalize Don't Criminalize." One sign said: "Bush Step Down."
"We love this country. This country gives to us everything," said Florentino Cruz, 32, an illegal worker from Mexico who has been in the United States since 1992. "This country was made by immigrants."
These people are my inspiration. They know what democracy is. We need labor laws and a living minimum wage so they can't be exploited.
posted by TheFuriousGourmet | 5:30 AM
1 Comments:
My mother is an immigrant who became a citizen 10 years ago. Yes, this country was founded by immigrants ok ok. However, the issue is illegal immigration .. illegal illegal illegal. Undocumented people coming into our country is the issue. The folks pouring into our country illegally smacks those, like my mother, who went through the system legally, right in the face.
So come, but please let us know you are here. You don't need to become a citizen or learn English (The US is the only country in the world without an offical language).
Criminalize the assholes who exploit these workers too ... that will make a big dent. Exploitation is not democracy.
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