The rally began at Sam Hicks Memorial Park and marched through downtown Temecula to the the bewildered looks of the gringo community. The marchers arrived at the Temecula Duck Pond, where chants and cheers were uplifted.

The mood was festive, despite a latent anger about the bill legalizing discrimination in our neighboring state and the constant harassment of immigrants by local police. The security team, though inexperienced, were very professional.

Although most of the protesters were themselves immigrants, they did count on the solidarity of some concerned native-born folks, including a local high school teacher.

Only one counterprotester attempted to disrupt the action, demanding to know if the protesters had read the text of SB 1070. "Sir, as a activist, I assure you that I read every controversial law!" a young man reassured him. "Well let's sit down and read it," said the man. Once the activists realized his ploy, they, in the words of one witness, "enthusiastically ignored" him and frustrated his attempt to disrupt the manifestation.

For many of the march participants, it was the first time participating in a protest. A sense of empowerment was felt as they realized that they do not have to tolerate the abuses they suffer daily, and that there is a means to fight back.

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Stewart A. Alexander
For California Governor

I really admire the courage of people in places like Temecula and deep in Orange County to march. These are like "enemy territories" dominated by anti-immigrant Republicans.

and the rules are thus:
unseen forces that ignore the people's will and orchestrate the processes of our government manipulate the labor market to attack itself through criminal legislation like NAFTA.
On an international level to drive labor down and cause huge migrations of desperation to destabilize the host nation[s] and further drive down wages and benefits with the added factor of totally de-industrializing this once manufacturing mecca of middle class rise in standard of living.
The same hidden hands of control which pulled the plug on our financial systems by removing all the controls and regulations the New Deal lessons of Wall Street looting taught us.
End NAFTA and all the other criminal trade agreements that rip the lives away from the people and these problems would end.