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Hundreds of Immigrants Protest on May Day
Like the May Day Immigration Protests that rocked the political establishment last year, yesterday’s march from Dolores Park to Civic Center was truly beautiful – as hundreds of Latino families marched to demand an end to the ICE Raids and amnesty for undocumented workers. There were more American flags than Mexican flags, as the unifying message was that while immigrants are proud of their heritage, they demand the right to be seen as Americans. But as progressives remain split on the question of immigration reform, the usual suspects who infiltrate every San Francisco demonstration distributed leaflets to the crowd denouncing the “sell-out” leadership (SEIU, UNITE-HERE, the UFW, National Council of La Raza) for attempting to pass a flawed – but workable – bill in Congress.
The STRIVE Act of 2007, which groups like SEIU have endorsed, would grant a six-year legal status to the eight million undocumented workers in this country – but would also require them to first return home in order to get U.S. citizenship. Such a position has angered some immigrant advocates, who instead have demanded full amnesty for all undocumented immigrants. Meanwhile, the escalation of ICE raids continues to put the daily lives of every undocumented worker in jeopardy, as they stand the risk of getting deported on a moment’s notice. Regardless of tactics, something has to be done now to stop the raids.
“San Francisco is a city of immigrants, and it is a city of workers,” said Supervisor Chris Daly at the Dolores Park rally through a Spanish interpreter. “The struggles are one and the same. As we rally for legal rights today, we need to rally for human rights like housing rights for all. The [ICE] raids must not just be denounced. We must organize our protest, and refuse to cooperate with the Federal authorities.”
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“San Francisco is a city of immigrants, and it is a city of workers,” said Supervisor Chris Daly at the Dolores Park rally through a Spanish interpreter. “The struggles are one and the same. As we rally for legal rights today, we need to rally for human rights like housing rights for all. The [ICE] raids must not just be denounced. We must organize our protest, and refuse to cooperate with the Federal authorities.”
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100 yr old socialist community has strong base in workingclass
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It certainly was more than hundreds ... .
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Where did that misleading title come from?
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