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Half a million march on nations capital
April 13, 2006WASHINGTON, D.C. - American flags waving in the nation’s capital are not uncommon. But 500,000 immigrants and supporters waving them are. The massive rally was organized by the National Capital Immigration Coalition, with help from CASA...
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From City of Brotherly Love: We are America
April 13, 2006A sea of signs and flags filled Philadelphia's Love Park to overflowing as thousands of people of diverse nationalities gathered to call for an end to the threat of punitive anti-immigrant legislation by Congress. Demonstrators came...
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Phoenix marchers make history
April 13, 2006Republican Mayor Phil Gordon of Phoenix only last week complained publicly and bitterly that too many people, a surprising 30,000, had demonstrated in “his” city streets on March 29 with a pro-immigrant march on Sen. Jon...
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April 10: What an awesome day
April 12, 2006The following are reports, insights and photos by volunteer writers about the historic April 10 National Day of Action for Immigration Justice.ARIZONA In Phoenix, as many as 300,000 immigrants and their supporters marched on the state...
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Immigrant rights demo stresses family, values
April 12, 2006OAKLAND, Calif. – This city’s International Boulevard was a sea of white shirts and American flags April 10 as thousands marched more than nine miles from the city’s eastern border to City Hall downtown. Walking beside...
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