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U.S. | Immigrant Rights | IndymediaTo the Streets! Hispanic Media at the Forefront of Immigration March
LOS ANGELES, Calif.— It was the biggest protest in the city’s history, according to the local police department. More than half a million Latinos took to the streets Saturday, March 25 wearing white t-shits, carrying signs and waving American flags, along with flags from their native countries including Argentina, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico and Peru. On small stage on the corner of Broadway and Second Street, surrounded by huge speakers, cables and audio mixers, Spanish DJs kept up the crowd’s spirits, giving non-stop information and advice.
“We can’t see the flags. Where are all the flags?” called one of them over the speakers; and in response tens of thousands of flags waved in the air, above a river of white shirts that covered more than ten blocks of Broadway and extended in neighboring streets beyond. The DJs were part of a campaign in which California’s Spanish media outlets played a pivotal role. They helped to mobilize hundreds of thousands of people against HR 4437, introduced by Wisconsin Republican James Sensenbrenner, and approved Dec. 16 by the House of Representatives in a vote of 239 to 182. Now in the Senate, the bill would criminalize undocumented immigrants—who total 11 million people in the United States—and punish those who help them, such as social workers or religious groups. In addition, the bill calls for the construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. More http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=d04d9da653f56ef25bf046d069076c06
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