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Anger Over Arizona Law Sends Thousands Into the Streets: Big rallies?
AP ^ | May 1,2010 | Sophia Tareen

Posted on 05/01/2010 3:45:24 PM PDT by jmaroneps37

CHICAGO (May 1) -- Angered by a controversial Arizona immigration law, tens of thousands of protesters - including 50,000 alone in Los Angeles - rallied in cities nationwide demanding President Barack Obama tackle immigration reform immediately.

"I want to thank the governor of Arizona because she's awakened a sleeping giant," said labor organizer John Delgado who attended a rally in New York where authorities estimated 6,500 gathered.

From Los Angeles to Washington D.C., activists, families, students and even politicians marched, practiced civil disobedience and "came out" about their citizenship status in the name of rights for immigrants, including the estimated 12 million living illegally in the U.S. Protestors attend an immigration rally Saturday near the University of Michigan, where President Barack Obama was delivering the commencement address to graduating seniors

Police said 50,000 rallied in Los Angeles where singer Gloria Estefan kicked off a massive downtown march. Estefan spoke in Spanish and English, proclaiming the United States is a nation of immigrants.

"We're good people," the Cuban-born singer said atop a flatbed truck. "We've given a lot to this country. This country has given a lot to us."

(Excerpt) Read more at aolnews.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aliens; anarchy; arizona; azatlan; illegalaliens; ruleoflaw
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To: ABQHispConservative
Verily. Very few people know the tale of Chip Cortez. He ultimately died of gout at the age of 90.
61 posted on 05/01/2010 4:41:38 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: Psalm 144

Did the crowd clean up after themselves or did they trash the streets like they trash the desert?


62 posted on 05/01/2010 4:43:22 PM PDT by IM2MAD
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To: Army Air Corps
That was it?! In LA?! The numbers were greater than that in 2006.

The rest of them have slinked back to Mehico.

63 posted on 05/01/2010 4:44:01 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (FYBO: Islam is a religion of peace, and Muslims reserve the right to kill anyone who says otherwise.)
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To: IM2MAD

Yep. I am pretty familiar with Mexico’s immigration laws.


64 posted on 05/01/2010 4:45:10 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: ABQHispConservative

Sorry, you’re right the Inca’s were indigenous to Peru. I should have said Aztecs.


65 posted on 05/01/2010 4:45:18 PM PDT by 23 Everest (Vote them all out of office!)
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To: justa-hairyape
"The Indian population in the South of Mexico has been trying to get its independence back for years."

The native population of Texas got their independence back in 1836. They later elected to join the United States.

66 posted on 05/01/2010 4:48:34 PM PDT by norwaypinesavage (Galileo: In science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of one individual)
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To: jmaroneps37

50,000 illegals gather across various America cities everyday for free health care, free foodstamps, free workmen’s comp, free social security disability payments, etc., etc...All paid for by you and me.

BTW, your local shyster and quack are involved in the scam.


67 posted on 05/01/2010 4:55:40 PM PDT by sergeantdave
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To: kabar

>> It didn’t stop them a few years ago in 2006

This is true.


68 posted on 05/01/2010 4:57:46 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Your Hope has been redistributed. Here's your Change.)
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To: norwaypinesavage
The native population of Texas got their independence back in 1836. They later elected to join the United States.

All for Texas Independence myself. Willing to move to West Texas and help defend them from Mexico. The Mexicans own El Paso as it is right now. Unfortunately my parents who moved out to So Cal don't want me to leave So Cal right now. Dang and they have 5 other kids, but I cant leave. Oh well.

69 posted on 05/01/2010 4:58:37 PM PDT by justa-hairyape
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To: jmaroneps37

May Day is a commie celebration. Commies shouldn’t be permitted to breath free air.


70 posted on 05/01/2010 5:05:20 PM PDT by Caipirabob ( Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: justa-hairyape

“But Mexicans and Central Americans present no problem. Can be squashed in a few days.”

You would be right ... if the will is still there. But that’s why they’ve been brainwashing our children/grandchildren for decades - to achieve the “tyranny of the weak”.

Now, all they need to do is wait for enough geezers to die off and this once great country will fall without a whimper.


71 posted on 05/01/2010 5:22:22 PM PDT by Let's Roll (Stop paying ACORN to destroy America! Cut off their federal funding!)
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72 posted on 05/01/2010 5:31:10 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (FR.......Monthly Donors Wanted.)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Woo-Hoo!


73 posted on 05/01/2010 5:33:14 PM PDT by onyx (Sarah/Michele 2012)
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To: jmaroneps37

She is trying to revive her career, with the Spanish language market.

She has supported GOP candidates in Florida, consistent with the Cuban “exile” anti-Castro anti-communist community there.


74 posted on 05/01/2010 5:37:28 PM PDT by truth_seeker
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To: jmaroneps37
can't seem to have a protest without the "mexican" flags. if you want to be a citizen of America, why haul out the mexican flag? because you really don't want to be a citizen.
75 posted on 05/01/2010 5:42:30 PM PDT by machogirl (First they came for my tagline.)
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To: Let's Roll
Now, all they need to do is wait for enough geezers to die off and this once great country will fall without a whimper.

Time is not on their side. The state of Mexico is in all out collapse. Wont survive much longer intact. With the flow of labor cash back into Mexico being squeezed, the Federalis will lose to the drug lords. Inflowing drug money will be greater then inflowing labor stipends. What the drug lords have planned for Mexico is probably an entirely different story. Since the US no longer has the will to defend its border regions, the US will not come to the aid of a collapsing Mexico. It will be up to the states to stop the millions of refugees that will be looking to leave the failed state of Mexico. Texas and Arizona should come out okay. California and New Mexico are lost causes.

76 posted on 05/01/2010 5:44:39 PM PDT by justa-hairyape
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To: machogirl

77 posted on 05/01/2010 5:44:46 PM PDT by machogirl (First they came for my tagline.)
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To: machogirl

Again, why the hell are the folks at these rallies waiving Mexican flags? If you are that proud of Mexico and think that it is so bally wonderful, then why are you not in Mexico?


78 posted on 05/01/2010 5:47:38 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: Sacajaweau

And lose all those votes?? Are you kidding. I’m bettinbg that Obama issues some kind of executived order....and screw the immigration laws....and congress and the people and states rights....
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Let him FU**ing try it!!

Think twice Kenyan before you declare martial law or grant illegals amnesty...think very hard! This would be the worst mistake you ever made!

You’re not our FU**ing king!


79 posted on 05/01/2010 5:51:55 PM PDT by Artcore
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To: edcoil

San Diego , May 1st,2010.

Open Border Types to March from ‘Chicano’ Park to the Federal Court House.

Patriots Goal to ‘Hold’ the ‘Federal’grounds from ‘Invaders’.

Patriots Numbered 75 to a 100,’Open Borders’ 750 to 1000.

Police Informed Patriots ‘No Protection’ if They ‘Rushed US’

Patriots Held Their Ground.

Much Shouting but No Contact between the Two Groups.

Small Victory,,?

Yes, But it Was Recognized by Both Sides as ‘Victory


80 posted on 05/01/2010 5:57:13 PM PDT by bravotu (Have a Nice Day !)
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