Illegal Immigration

Illegal Immigration Watch: Pajamas Media Update From Los Angeles Protests

Juliette Ochieng, Baldilocks Blog, interviews demonstrators.

Pajamas Media: UPDATE FROM DOWNTOWN LA

Andrew Marcus, Juliette Ochieng and Roger Simon hit the streets of the downtown LA demonstration this morning (with a videographer) and were immediately engulfed by a gigantic crowd. It is impossible to say how many are here from our perspectives, but these are the things we can report – they were joyful, they were non-violent (at least as far as we could see) and they were well-organized. A lot of the organization from the downtown demonstration came, alas, from ANSWER and their extremist ilk, but that didn’t stop us from being moved by the demonstrators and their earnest desire to be Americans and to find honest work here. Nevertheless, there were some among them who wanted, unfortunately, the whole enchilada, the return of California to Mexico. But when you interview these people (you will see the results later), you find some are more confused than anything else. For the most part, they just want to work and raise families. They are being exploited by leaders singing a very old and tired song.

Other PJM stories:

Politicians wriggling over May 1 protests: UPDATE
Flirting with backlash: a sea of Mexican flags in LA
Immigration mishmash

Photos from Los Angeles Protests (Courtesy L.A. Times):

Demonstrators march at Broadway and 2nd Street in Los Angeles.

Thousands of people fill Broadway during an immigration protest and rally in downtown Los Angeles.

Immigrants and their supporters gather at Olympic Blvd. and Broadway Ave. in downtown Los Angeles as part of a protest of US immigration policy.

Street vendor Miguel Torres of Bell Gardens will try to earn a few dollars by selling his wares to protesters, immigrants and their supporters gathering downtown.

Supporters of immigrants prepare for demonstration in downtown Los Angeles.

Stay tuned for more protest coverage……

Previous:

Illegal Immigration Watch: Great American Boycott 2006 – Los Angeles Getting Ready for Protests

Illegal Immigration Watch: Immigration Roundup Fear Spreads

Illegal Immigration Watch: May 1 Protest to “CLOSE DOWN” American Cities – Redux

Illegal Immigration Watch: California State Senate Supports Mexican “NOTHING GRINGO” DAY

Illegal Immigration Watch: May 1 Protest to “CLOSE DOWN” American Cities

Illegal Immigration Watch: President Bush SELLS OUT on Immigration Reform Redux

Illegal Immigration Watch: President Bush SELLS OUT on Immigration Reform

Hillary Clinton Watch: Clinton – “Wall Would Be Appropriate in Certain Areas”

Illegal Immigration Watch: Send a Brick Project

Illegal Immigration Watch: The BACKLASH

Illegal Immigration Watch: La Reconquista

Illegal Immigration Watch: Flush Illegal Alien Amnesty

Illegal Immigration Watch: Democrat Party Recruiting at Illegal Immigration Protests

Illegal Immigration Watch: Immigration Rights Activists on March Again

Illegal Immigration Watch: Senate Compromise Bill Delayed? NOW Shelved…..

Illegal Immigration Watch: Republicans to Filibuster Immigration Bill

Illegal Immigration Watch: McCain – “Not Enough Votes for Senate Judiciary Committee Bill”

Illegal Immigration Watch: Senate Majority Leader Frist Wants Immigration Bill Vote this Week

Illegal Immigration Watch: FAQ About Illegal Aliens

Illegal Immigration Watch: Los Angeles Latino DJs Spur Protests

Illegal Immigration Watch: United States Senate Judiciary Committee Approves an Immigration Bill

Illegal Immigration Watch: The United States Senate Judiciary Committee Takes Up the Debate

Illegal Immigration Watch: 500,000 Rally to Protest Immigration Bills

Illegal Immigration Watch: Democrat Senate Minority Leader Threatens Filibuster of Illegal Immigration Bill



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