immigration protest backlash?
As everyone knows, a massive protest for latino immigrant's rights will be occuring tomorrow. It is true that this is similar to the civil rights movement in the 1960s, however, is the country ready for this now? There still seems to be a great deal of resentment towards the immigrants--apparently this is true even among the naturalized/citizenshipped latino population. Which leads me to believe that this is possibly more a class issue than a race issue. The protest is not neccesarily fighting to end discrimination, but rather, will highlight the importance of immigrant workers to our economy, in the spirit of the labor movement of the industrial age, etc.
posted by willkoval | 11:03 PM
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i am very excited about the protests that have occured throughout the day. apparently new york, LA, and even asheville have been feeling the effects of the marches. If this protest can already have such a dramatic affect on our nation, imagine what a negetive affect detaining and persecuting immigrants would be. I hope and feel that this is a very good mark for the immigrant population. they are obviously not an invisible weak force for our society to trample upon.
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