April 24, 2006
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Rally organizers asked marchers to carry American flags. Dr. Robert Seeley’s English classes share their thoughts about illegal immigrants and their future
‘A powerful cause’
The recent events that have taken place are quite profound. More...

Participants in the Mega March Rally for Immigration Reform on April 9 assembled at the Cathedral Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Ross Avenue in downtown Dallas. An estimated group of 500,000 marched from the cathedral to City Hall where they rallied an listened to community leaders speak against pending immigration legislation. People were there to be heard, not violent
On Dec. 16th, The United States House of Representatives passed a new set of restrictive immigration laws. More...

At right, Duncanville high school student Gustavo Jimenez Jr., one of the organizers of the student walkout in March, greeting demonstrators before the rally began. Do fences make good neighbors?
Immigration has seemingly become the focus of intense debate and political activism overnight. More... 

“Employers need us,” reads this woman’s handmade poster in part, “because we are responsible, and we work very hard.”Realities of the march
What happens when a government tries to rip apart families in a certain sector of its population and label them felons after years of profiting from the taxes paid by that same sector of the population? More...

Some in the march held personalized signs. Family of immigrants
Reflections of a native son
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. More...

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