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Speakers from Santa Cruz Rally Against HR 4437
by Vinny Lombardo
Monday Mar 20th, 2006 2:41 PM
About 500 people rallied at the Santa Cruz County Building, before a march to Beach Flats Park, to express outrage against HR 4437; one of many anti-immigrant bills making its way through Congress. HR 4437 would make it a felony offense to be in the U.S. without proper documentation. This would push undocumented immigrants further underground, and increase the potential for exploitation by employers. This bill would also criminalize nurses, teachers, clergy, social workers, and anyone else who aids, assists, or otherwise has regular contact with undocumented immigrants. Below are the voices of some who spoke at the rally. (Thanks to Josh and Bradley for the text)
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tomas_alejo.mp3 2.7MB

Tomas Alejo of the Watsonville Brown Berets, talks about the community organizing in solidarity to defeat HR 4437.
§Yadira
by Vinny Lombardo Monday Mar 20th, 2006 2:41 PM
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yadira.mp3 1.1MB

Yadira Ramirez, a member of the Watsonville Brown Berets
§Sandra
by Vinny Lombardo Monday Mar 20th, 2006 2:41 PM
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sandra_molina.mp3 2.7MB

Sandra Molina, a politics major at UCSC, speaks in Spanish and English about the need for more participation from immigrant communities in the political process
§Teach the Kids
by Vinny Lombardo Monday Mar 20th, 2006 2:41 PM
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for_our_kids.mp3 1.4MB

Anonymous woman speaks in Spanish and English about how the US/Mexico border criminalizes people.
§Two from MEChA
by Vinny Lombardo Monday Mar 20th, 2006 2:41 PM
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2_from_mecha.mp3 1.4MB

Lilia and Nidia, of UCSC MEChA
§Anonymous
by Vinny Lombardo Monday Mar 20th, 2006 2:41 PM
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untitled_1.mp3 1.9MB

Anonymous man speaks about the importance of defeating HR 4437
§John Brown Childs
by Vinny Lombardo Monday Mar 20th, 2006 2:41 PM
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UCSC professor John Brown Childs