CDIR Update No. 15
June 24,2007

More than 15,000 Immigrants March-Rallied For Full Rights for All Immigrants June 24 in Los Angeles

Los Angeles – More than 15,000 immigrants and advocates militantly but peacefully marched last Sunday, June 24 in Hollywood to express their sentiments on the ongoing immigrant rights bill in the U.S Congress.

Despite the oppressive heat and under the watchful eyes of hundreds of fully armed police and county deputies, the more than an hour immigrant rights march occupied more than six blocks from Sunset Street to the rally site at Highland Street in Los Angeles.

Although the march-rally was smaller than the earlier marches and rallies that numbered in tens of thousands, that saw police repression and threats of deportations and raids , immigrants and their advocates marched in militant, peaceful and festive mood

Led by popular artist Don Cheto and his group, Senator Gil Cedillo, Juan Jose Gutierez of Latino Movement-USA and Angelina Corona and Jose Murillo of Hermanidad Mexicana Nacional led the march that started around 12; 30 PM from the intersection of Ivar and Hollywood.

The marchers led by drummers and trumpeters with the sound truck made a right turn at the CNN Headquarters in L.A.

Rally In front of the Chinese Mann Theater

The rally started at 1; 45 PM. Senator Gil Cedillo, Raul Murillo of Hermanidad, Don Cheto, Preston Woods of International ANSWER-LA, Jim Lafferty of the National Lawyers League and Arturo Garcia of AJLPP and People’s CORE spoke and gave their support for full rights for all immigrants.

The Don Cheto’s Group, The Emperio Sinoloa Orchestra and other Hip-Hop Groups regaled the crowd with Mexican and Latino songs and music. Juan Jose Gutierez, Carlos Alvarez and Marilou Cabral of ANSWER-LA acted as emcees. The crowd enjoyed the music that was interspersed with the speakers.

NLG's Jim Lafferty summed -up the stand of the immigrant community: “ the capitalists Congress does not want an immigration bill. Want they want is a racist anti-immigrant bill. They want just profits from fees, from exploitative labor from immigrants. We say, no more of anti-immigrant laws. ”

The April 7 Coalition that led the more than 50,000 mobilization in Los Angeles includes the Latino Movement USA, Hermanidad Mexican National, the ANSWER Coalition and the Coalition in Defense of immigrant Rights and People’s CORE led this march rally.

For more information about the immigrant rights campaign and immigration issues please contact Al P. Garcia at (213) 241-0906 or email at?ajlpp_socal@yahoo.com

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Jun 24, 2007 9:25 am US/Pacific

Activistas de Derechos de inmigración marzo En Hollywood

(BCS) HOLLYWOOD, Calif. Una multitud estimada por policía para totalizar acerca de 1.000 personas, cantar a favor del tratamiento humano para inmigrantes ilegales, empezó marchar arriba Bulevar de Hollywood el domingo, llevando los EE.UU. y las banderas de mexicano.
Immigration Rights Activists March In Hollywood

(CBS) HOLLYWOOD, Calif. A crowd estimated by police to total about 1,000 persons, chanting in favor of humane treatment for illegal immigrants, began marching up Hollywood Boulevard Sunday, carrying U.S. and Mexican flags.

http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_175122616.html

HIS UNHOLINESS (GEORGE WARMONGER BUSH) : "Sorry to Oil the Illegal Immigrants in Iraq aka the USSA Occupation of Iraq, the Illegal Immigrants in Lebanon aka CIA Black Ops, the Illegal Immigrants in Iran aka CIA Black Ops, the Illegal Immigrants in Venezuela aka CIA Black Ops, the Illegal Immigrants in Afghanistan aka the USSA Occupation, the Bush Sponsored Declaring of Immigrants as Terrorist, the Bush Sponsored Preemptive Attacks on Immigrants, and the Bush Push for Cheap Labor in Amerika but Oil comes First. READY TO REVIL WITH THE DEVIL ?????????"

The U. S. excuse for invading Iraq was to rid the Iraqi people of their dictator who "poison gassed his own people". The Kurdish people were considered the "illegal immigrants" of the time. In the 1930's the Nazi's first successful campaign was to arouse anti-immigrant hatred.

The use of civil police and media is vital to this strategy. In the May Day in Los Angeles violence this year a special squad of the LAPD was deployed to "over react to provocation from the crowd" , but in the anti-immigrant march on last Saturday, June 23 the "police earned praise for their restraint and efforts to calm the crowd".

This is not a local phenomena. The anti-immigrant strategy is being deployed throughout this entire country to create a climate of fear and division. IT MUST NOT WORK. Support the civil right of all working class and poor people as though our lives depend on it.

What we should remember is the main reason for the migration of economic refugees.
Corporate death squad politics in their home that make live a grinding hell of starvation and insecurity unless one is of the privileged overclass.

More ICE raids coming soon!!!