Apr 29 2010
May Day Organizers are United for Immigration Reform 2010
In the last several years immigrant communities in the US and their advocates have chosen the first of May as a day to protest the treatment of immigrants and demand full rights. This year, in the wake of Arizona’s SB 1070 law and momentum on Capital Hill to pass comprehensive immigration reform, new energy has been infused into the preparations for this Saturday. Events are being planned across the nation. Here in Los Angeles, one of the most diverse and immigrant-rich cities in the world, activists have formed a coalition called Full Rights for Immigrants. They plan a march on May 1st at 10 am starting at the corner of Broadway and Olympic commencing to Temple. Meanwhile a new Zogby poll released today found that a whopping 79% of those surveyed do not agree that undocumented immigrants are entitled to the same rights and basic freedoms as U.S. citizens. However, 60% believe that US law should protect the human rights of immigrants.
GUEST: Juan Jose Gutierrez, coordinator of Full Rights for Immigrants Coalition
Find out more about May Day at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=139432442193
Download the flyer for Saturday’s march here: http://www.pephost.org/site/DocServer/
United_for_immigration_reform_Final_flyer.pdf?docID=8441
4 Responses to “May Day Organizers are United for Immigration Reform 2010”
If Obama does’nt get it after May 1, he’s never going to, if there is no movement on immigration reform shortly after the Mayday marches, everbody in the country who supports immigration reform should refrain from voting this Nov.
helo guys
legals are also facing problems due to broken immigration sysytem not only for illegals.its time to reform immigration.
I’m ready to call ICE tomorrow
and vacation to AZ
Regarding the May Day protest. I do not agree with the Arizona law and support all current imagrants who come to this country to work and make a better life. Yes, we do need to secure our borders especially against the drugs that are making their way in to our country. I would suggest to all protesters across the country to please be proud of who you are and where you came from. But please leave the Mexican flags at home, carry the American flag because this is the country you want to be in. Be proud of your heritage, but this is America!