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Immigrant rallies bring more anger from extremists
This ire — in radio commentaries, a computer game, Web sites and other venues — gained visibility last week when Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger publicized “disturbing and hateful death threats” received by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante and other Latino officials. [...]
Proposal to legalize immigrants protested
Organizers expected a crowd of 500, but the weather likely contributed to the smaller turnout, said Ruthie Hendrucks, founder of the month-old Minnesotans Seeking Immigration Reform. It was the third rally the group has organized.
Protests compared to Civil Rights Movement
The massive marches and boycotts planned in protest of pending immigration reform legislation have brought millions into the streets to demand a path to legalization and fair treatment of undocumented workers. The numbers represented in this movement are unprecedented, said Cecilia Muñoz, vice president for the National Council of La Raza. [...]
Blacks divided on immigrant rights
The gathering at Leimert Park in South Los Angeles, which eventually involved about 100 people, was aimed at publicizing what some blacks believe has been illegal immigration’s negative effect on their neighborhoods, housing, schools and jobs, said Ted Hayes, founder of the Crispus Attucks Brigade, an African American group newly organized to fight the influx of undocumented migrants. [...]
Minuteman accused of racist comment
“I’ve heard people over time refer to Alex and the people with the Minutemen as being racist but have tended not to believe it,” Shurtleff told the Deseret Morning News, but he said what Segura told him in an e-mail sent to him last Tuesday was outright racist. “It’s almost code for things that I won’t repeat,” Shurtleff said.