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  • Wis. Immigration Rally Draws Thousands - "A Day Without Latinos"

    03/23/2006 4:11:47 PM PST · by NormsRevenge · 11 replies · 855+ views
    AP on Yahoo ^ | 3/23/06 | Emily Fredrix - ap
    MILWAUKEE - Thousands of people filled the streets Thursday for what was billed as "A Day Without Latinos" to protest efforts in Congress to target undocumented workers. Police estimated that more than 10,000 people joined the demonstrations and march to downtown Milwaukee. Organizers put the number at 30,000. "We came to work, not to be discriminated against," said Juan Hernandez, who said his boss gave him and more than a dozen other restaurant workers permission to join the protest. "We want to be equal." About 90 Latino-owned businesses on the south side were closed for all or part of the...