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Redfairen

(1,276 posts) Wed Apr 10, 2013, 01:48 PM Apr 2013

Demonstrators march through Atlanta for immigration overhaul

Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

More than 1,000 demonstrators marched through downtown Atlanta Wednesday morning in support of overhauling the nation’s immigration system.

The Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights coordinated the rally, and more than 40 other civil and immigrant rights groups were expected to attend.

Demonstrators beat drums, sang and called for a moratorium on deportations. Some also called for a pathway to citizenship for the estimated 11 million immigrants living in the country illegally.

The Georgia Capitol Police estimated about 1,500 people had gathered for the Atlanta rally just before 11 a.m. Wednesday. A similar rally was planned for Wednesday afternoon in Washington

Read more: http://www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/demonstrators-march-through-atlanta-for-immigratio/nXHn2/

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Demonstrators march through Atlanta for immigration overhaul (Original Post) Redfairen Apr 2013 OP

How About a Pathway to Deportation? Macoy51 Apr 2013 #1

I think you're a bit misguided... alp227 Apr 2013 #2

Very True Macoy51 Apr 2013 #3

Macoy51

(239 posts)

1. How About a Pathway to Deportation?

Reply to Redfairen (Original post)

Wed Apr 10, 2013, 02:55 PM

Apr 2013

I think if I was one of the millions of Americans who are unemployed, or who have given up hope of finding a job, I would have made a point of showing up to counter-protest.

Macoy

alp227

(32,052 posts)

2. I think you're a bit misguided...

Reply to Macoy51 (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 11, 2013, 02:05 AM

Apr 2013

your counter protest should target the CORPORATIONS who lobby for free trade/cheap labor/deregulatory type policies.

Macoy51

(239 posts)

3. Very True

Reply to alp227 (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 11, 2013, 06:41 AM

Apr 2013

My target would be the slack enforcement of our current immigration laws, and a BIG part of that is the corporations who hire illegal immigrates with impunity. I would love to see corporations hit with a $10K fine for every illegal immigrate working for the company. Then use that money to fund long term unemployment checks.

NPR had a story on this morning about how construction companies who hire union workers (and pay payroll taxes) cannot compete with companies who hire illegal’s. The story also covered how American kids can no longer graduate from High School and hope to make a good, middle class living as a union construction worker. 11 million illegal immigrates who are willing to work under the table killed that dream.

Macoy

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