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DESCRIPTION:"Immigrant Nation" depicts the story of Elvira Arellano, a leading 
 organizer in the immigrant rights movement and the dramatic rise of that 
 movement in 2006. In Dec. 2005, the House of Representatives passed the 
 Sensenbrenner Bill, HR4437, which would have made undocumented immigrants 
 and anyone helping them into criminals.\n\nMarch 10, 2006, gave birth to 
 the largest struggle for civil rights since the 1950s and ‘60s. That day, 
 over 700,000 people marched in Chicago and shook the country from its 
 slumber, sparking an even larger march in Los Angeles just 15 days later. 
 The protests climaxed on May 1, 2006, when millions of immigrants and their 
 supporters marched and withheld their labor throughout the country, 
 shutting down major industries. The marches stopped the bill, but could not 
 stop the backlash and continued scapegoating of immigrants.\n\nThe 
 Minutemen Project became more active. ICE agents terrorized immigrants, 
 raiding workplaces and homes, separating families and detaining thousands. 
 Elvira Arellano was ordered to appear before immigration authorities. 
 Instead of turning herself in, she sought refuge at a church on Chicago’s 
 North Side, and thus became the symbol of the struggle of millions. 96 
 min., 2010\n\nSponsored by ANSWER Coalition. $6 donation requested (no one 
 turned away for lack of funds)\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/04/26/18678102.php
SUMMARY:Film Showing & Discussion: Immigrant Nation - The Battle for the Dream
LOCATION:ANSWER Coalition Office: 2969 Mission St. at 26th, SF (near 24th St. BART)
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/04/26/18678102.php
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