Any one have any link to site, where I can read about the march in chicago yesterday ?

Question

Heard INS did not repeat the same mistake, they did in L.A. yesterday... heard they nabbed a few illegals at the march. Was wondering if any one had any links where I could read up on this ?

MEXICAN BANDIDO : Ibelive you might of crossed a river, but I did not cross a ocean, I was born right here in the U.S.

If you are refering to my family origins, yeah some came by boat, and others came by a really long land bridge.

Answer 1

no one person was picked up by INS, mayor Daley has an ordinance that forbids it. so u were Sh*t out of luck, plus this one wasn't as big as the prior because it wasn't publicized as much. but there was still 10,000 & counting so get a grip & accept the truth. link=me, i live here. happy hunting u vigilante.

Answer 2

The quote about Chavez and the UFW is really funny since they were violently (and I use that word advisedly) against illegal immigration because it drove down the living wage. The 'immigrants' Chavez organized were legal immigrants.

Revisionist history is a wonderful thing.

However, I think the 10K turnout is because most of the marchers aren't as stupid as the organizers and don't get the political capital of 'leading a movement' that the organizers may reap at no expense to themselves. The illegal immigrants recognize backlash when they see it and would rather keep this a policy discussion than have it be driven by citizen fury.

Answer 3

Immigration rally draws 10,000

By Antonio Olivo, Oscar Avila, and Ofelia Casillas, Tribune staff reporters
Published July 20, 2006


In March, an immigration rally that drew 100,000 participants to the Loop had the nation talking about Chicago. That first major mobilization, to protest a U.S. House bill that would make illegal immigration a felony, inspired demonstrations in other cities, including a Chicago march in May that attracted nearly 500,000.

On Wednesday, a third march through the Loop had the country again focused on Chicago. But when only about 10,000 participants showed up, activists nationally worried that the city was a cautionary tale for rally fatigue at a time when symbolism matters in the immigration debate. ''Timing is everything," said Angela Sanbrano, co-organizer of two major marches in Los Angeles. While large demonstrations are tough acts to follow, a low turnout "may send the wrong message that people are tired and that they are losing hope, which is not true."

Others say Wednesday's march, which brought together labor unions, religious leaders and elected officials, showed Congress that there is still an appetite for a legalization bill. Some advocates note that even a modest march, at a time when other U.S. cities are still regrouping from May 1, shows the deep support in Chicago.

Dolores Huerta, a speaker at Wednesday's rally and former associate of labor leader and activist Cesar Chavez in the fields of California, recalled how the United Farm Workers sent organizers to Illinois in the 1970s to mobilize immigrants. "The movement is now going from Chicago to the rest of the U.S," she said.

Huerta trekked to Chicago to help keep the message alive. And, in August, the March 10 Committee that guided the first two marches will convene a national summit to plot long-term strategy, such as voter-registration efforts.

For supporters, the march was one more step in a process that began March 10, when a loose collection of activists rallied against the House bill that would ratchet up enforcement.

The second march, on May 1, was organized to the hilt with a multilingual team of press contacts and a choreographed display of flags to represent diverse participants from Korea to Poland.

Wednesday's march came together less smoothly. The rally point of Grant Park was not finalized until Tuesday and nearly all of the participants were Latino.

The committee that organized the May 1 march largely took a back seat Wednesday to a group spearheaded by Emma Lozano, executive director of the Centro Sin Fronteras and sister of the late Rudy Lozano, an influential Chicago activist in the 1980s.

Despite the smaller turnout, the march was festive. The staging area at Union Park was filled with flag vendors and paleteros hawking ice cream. People made their way on foot, scooters or bicycles.

Steve Montano, 28, said his support wasn't wavering, even after three marches. He stood with a large American flag until the very end of the speeches at Grant Park. But he lamented that many of his colleagues at a South Side metal factory didn't attend.

"People are tired," he said. "They say: `I'm not going, because nothing works.'"

Ricardo Diaz, who helped organize marches in Philadelphia, warned that immigrants could become "demoralized" if they take off work for a march with low turnout.

"I don't want our people to take a day off work and risk their jobs when it's not necessary. For what? ... We've already showed there is great people power," he said.

Organizers on the West and East Coasts are planning large "regional" marches in early September that are expected to attract immigrant groups from several states.

In Chicago, where a similar September march is being discussed, organizers on Wednesday tried to reignite the magic of the city's first two marches without as much planning.

Rafael Pulido, an influential disc jockey known as El Pistolero, pleaded on the air for more participants to show the world "we are not cowards."

Several participants blamed the lower turnout on work responsibilities and the heat. Children draped themselves with flags to keep the sun away or took advantage of opened fire hydrants. Authorities reported no serious heat-related injuries.

The march took on an urgent tone, especially as House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) convenes hearings across the country to stir up support for tougher enforcement. The organizers' demand--legalization for all illegal immigrants and a suspension of all deportations--goes much further than most of their supporters in Congress and in the business community.

"We continue to march because we're tired of going to church on Sunday and see that the person who sat next to us during mass the week before has disappeared," U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) told the crowd at Grant Park.

Huerta said Chicago's growing stature is tied to the fact that two key congressmen on either side of the debate--Gutierrez and Dennis Hastert--represent districts in the area.

Opponents predicted the rhetoric would backfire, saying the House hearings materialized because angry constituents called their representatives after seeing the rallies on TV.

"Since when do criminals get to decide which laws will be enforced?" asked Sandra Gunn, a field associate for the Washington-based Federation for American Immigration Reform at a news conference in Lakeview.

Jose Pilar, 48, who has worked illegally as a laborer for 11 years, said the turnout doesn't tell the whole story. "Each one of us represents others at work or at home," he said. "But we are all united."

There is the whole story !!


Chicago Tribune

Answer 4

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-0607200178jul20,1,1719763.story?coll=chi-newslocal-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true

Answer 5

Hadn't heard,but if you find out,let me know too! Thanks!