Immigration Reform May Day Rallies Across the Nation
The Associated Press reported this past weekend that on May Day (May 1st), thousands of immigrants and their families marched in cities across the country to persuade the federal government to pass legislation to create a path to citizenship for the over 12 million undocumented immigrants living in the U.S.
This year’s march resulted in smaller crowds because the swine flu scare kept many people from attending. The area hardest hit by the swine flu is Mexico, which happens to be the native country of many of the marchers.
In Miami, more than 300 minority rights activists joined with union officials in one of the first local immigration rallies to be endorsed by the AFL-CIO. Marches also took place in Houston, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Denver, Chicago, New York and other cities.
One of the largest gatherings took place in the nation’s capital, where more than 2,000 people rallied calling for immigration reform.
The Obama Administration announced last week that it would refocus its resources on prosecuting employers who hire illegal immigrants. Also, the Senate Judiciary subcommittee commenced hearings to discuss immigration reform for the first time in the new Democrat controlled Congress.
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