https://freerepublic.com/tag/illegalsprotest/ en-us Tue, 31 Jul 2012 15:09:32 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2912840/posts A busload of illegal immigrants has begun a month-long, cross-country tour of protests culminating at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., according to reports. Approximately 30 men and women departed Phoenix, Ariz., on Sunday on a trip scheduled to hit states that have passed aggressive laws against illegal immigration, reports the Charlotte Observer. The bus will pass through Colorado, New Orleans, Atlanta and several other cities en route to Charlotte, just before the start of the convention on Sept. 3, according to USA Today. “We are tired of the injustice,” Fernando Lopez, an illegal immigrant who is originally from... Politico https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2912840/posts#comment Tue, 31 Jul 2012 15:09:32 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1039444/posts LOS ANGELES - Hundreds of Hispanics protested the repeal of a law allowing illegal immigrants to get driver's licenses, taking to the streets Friday in a statewide boycott of schools and businesses. AP Photo The daylong boycott was intended to highlight the economic contribution of California's Hispanic community, the nation's largest. About 400 people marched into East Los Angeles, waving signs that read, in Spanish, "Yes, we can" and "We want licenses now." "People come to this country for opportunity. That's what we're fighting for," said Pablo Lopez, 44. Lopez said he was an illegal immigrant for 12 years and... Associated Press https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1039444/posts#comment Sat, 13 Dec 2003 01:00:51 GMT