Across the U.S., Growing Rallies for Immigration

Over half the city of Dallas turned out in demonstration for immigration reform. This is a tremendous showing of solidarity. Across the country in many other cities thousands came out in support. This amazing response and solidarity shown on this issue is amazing with marches continuing in major cities today.

The one correction I would make to this article is the figure of “20,000” in San Diego was closer to 50,000 some say even 100,000.

Demonstrators flying banners of immigration reform marched in cities across the nation yesterday to demand citizenship and a share of the American dream for millions of illegal immigrants who have run a gantlet of closed borders, broken families, snake-eyed smugglers and economic exploitation.

Singing, chanting and waving placards and American flags, a sea of demonstrators – police estimates ran as high as 500,000 – marched in downtown Dallas in the largest of the protests. Some 20,000 rallied in San Diego, 7,000 in Miami, and 4,000 each in Birmingham, Ala., and Boise, Idaho.

Thousands more gathered in Salem, Ore., and other cities in peaceful, forceful displays of support for the cause of immigrants.

“It’s a good feeling that we are finally standing up for ourselves,” Robert Martinez said at the rally in Dallas.

“For years, we never say nothing,” said Mr. Martinez, who crossed the Rio Grande illegally 22 years ago and eventually became an American citizen. “We just work hard, follow the rules and pay taxes. And they try to make these laws. It’s time people knew how we felt.”

While yesterday’s rallies were an impressive extension of the growing immigrant protests that have spread across the country in recent weeks, organizers said…

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