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Feenmi 03-21-2010 04:27 PM
Over 200,000 March FOR America
 
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Over 200,000 people: that's the latest count for the March FOR America immigration reform rallying occurring now at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Over 200,000 people who want a stop to unjust deportations. Over 200,000 people who oppose fragmenting families. Over 200,000 people who want to protect workers from exploitation. Over 200,000 people who condemn inhumane detention. Over 200,000 people who believe that better immigration laws will aid our economy.

Nearly a quarter million people who want President Barack Obama, Democrats, and Republicans alike to stop turning tail and pass comprehensive immigration reform now.

Everywhere I look there are American flags, big and small. I've seen representatives from unions, environmental justice organizers, feminists, and a group in traditional Native American headdresses. Behind me, a drum keeps up a motivational beat. There are groups of teenagers giving up their Sunday to stand up for immigration reform, and entire families with children in strollers. There are youth proudly wearing shirts reading, "Undocumented and Unafraid." Signs declare: "My Faith, My Vote for Immigration"; "We Work for America"; "Libertad, Familia" (Liberty, Family). There are shouts of Si Se Puede -- Yes We Can.

The speakers list includes Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-IL); Ben Jealous, a Change.org Changemaker and Executive Director of the NAACP; Wade Henderson, President of the Leadership Conference for Civil Rights; Greg Cendana of the United States Student Association; and Eliseo Medina, Executive Vice President of SEIU International. Youth and unions; politicians and civil right advocates -- a wide range of persons have turned out to support immigration reform for America.

It's a beautiful day to be at the capital, and it's well past the season to finally pass immigration reform.
http://immigration.change.org/blog/v...ch_for_america

alex1234 03-21-2010 04:31 PM
Re: Over 200,000 March FOR America
 
great

DA User 03-21-2010 04:31 PM
Re: Over 200,000 March FOR America
 
CIR is next after HCR passes.

alex1234 03-21-2010 04:34 PM
Re: Over 200,000 March FOR America
 
we can only hope

dtrt09 03-21-2010 04:39 PM
Re: Over 200,000 March FOR America
 
It sucks that there's no coverage in ANY of the networks of this. Not even Univision. Hopefully it will make the evening coverage after the healthcare vote.

Mona Lisa 03-21-2010 04:41 PM
Re: Over 200,000 March FOR America
 
MSNBC showed it in the morning for like 10 minutes

Feenmi 03-21-2010 04:43 PM
Re: Over 200,000 March FOR America
 
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Originally Posted by dtrt09 (Post 153604)
It sucks that there's no coverage in ANY of the networks of this. Not even Univision. Hopefully it will make the evening coverage after the healthcare vote.
This is what im thinking. Healthcare is HUGE right now with Americans. And they really do need it. But once the vote is over, they're going to need somewhere to point all those cameras in DC :lol:

blackbird 03-21-2010 04:43 PM
Re: Over 200,000 March FOR America
 
It's just been updated to 500,000.

Feenmi 03-21-2010 04:46 PM
Re: Over 200,000 March FOR America
 
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Originally Posted by blackbird (Post 153608)
It's just been updated to 500,000.
Woohoo! 1/2 million man march! hahaha

If that number is correct, that is A LOT of people. I dont know how the media can ignore that many people marching. have patience, the coverage WILL come.

alex1234 03-21-2010 04:57 PM
Re: Over 200,000 March FOR America
 
Rep. Jared Polis was talking about CIR on the House floor a min ago!


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