Tens of 1,000s March for Rights Throughout the LA Area
Thousands of people filled Main Street in downtown LA this afternoon and evening to demand legalization of undocumented workers and oppose vicious plans for mass criminalization, deportation, and border militarization, as the wave of mobilizations for immigrant rights continued to ripple across the country.
An estimated 10,000 rallied and marched downtown, another 7,000 in Van Nuys and over a 1,000 in Santa Ana. No anti-immigrant events have been reported. All events have been peaceful. Reports from the newswire:
DOWNTOWN Report from April 10th march by schock
Photos: USA , LOS ANGELES, CA, IMMIGRATION REFORM PROTEST
by Stephen Sakulsky || April 10 Immigrant Rights March by Bob Morris || APRIL 10 NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION IN LOS ANGELES by Marcus
Audio: MP3 - An interview with Jessie from the Mexica Movement by A
Video:
VIDEO: April 10th Downtown LA march for immigrant rights by A
SANTA ANA: Downtown Santa Ana flooded with upwards of 1,000 immigrant rights supporters|| Photos of Santa Ana immigrant rights marches all by Duane J. Roberts
Opinion newswire: I am the first one to criticize Chicano/Latino politicos when they don't defend the interests of the community. However, during the present crisis, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and most Latino elected officials in Los Angeles have acted in a principled manner, forcefully speaking out against the racist nativism that is gripping the country. The same can be said of the Catholic Church and its refusal to go along with the hysteria.
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Latinos: It's way overdue by Rodolfo F. Acñu (professor of Chicana/o Studies at California State University, Northridge)
