Tomorrow's Immigration Rally
Tens and thousands of Latinos and other immigrants are expected to march in the immigration rally tomorrow in downtown
Past weekend, marchers on the Southwest side stopped at congressman Lipinski’s office and left photos of their relatives in his office window. Residents in the south west side say that congressman Lipinski is unresponsive to the immigrant issue. Unfortunately, Lipinski’s congressional district is home to many Latino, Arab and Polish immigrants.
Last Tuesday, an incident occurred in little Village, which caused quiet a stir in the Latino community. FBI and immigration officers raided little village shopping mall looking to arrest people involved in selling illegal immigration documents. More than one hundred people were arrested. In addition, by standers recall that other innocent people that had nothing to do with counterfeiting were also arrested. Witnesses said that the officials brought machine guns and shotguns with them. This event caused anger and frustration in the Little Village community. Following the raid, many residents flooded the
Sadly, not much has changed with immigration law since last year and opponents are planning to keep it that way. Some organizers expect a lower turnout than last year. In fact, there has been mixed views regarding the turnout issue tomorrow. Many organizers say that they cannot tell people to miss a day of work because it might cost them their jobs. Other people disagree and say that a boycott is a way to show that immigrants have a big hand in the
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