Rocky Mountain News: "More than 50,000 people gathered downtown Saturday as part of a national protest against a crackdown in immigration laws, including federal legislation aimed at criminalizing illegal immigrants and building more walls along the U.S.-Mexico border. Protesters also came out to urge the state Senate to reject a resolution supporting a ballot issue that would deny many government services to illegal immigrants in Colorado. The large crowd surprised police officers, who were expecting only a few thousand people at Civic Center Park next to the Capitol and Denver city and county buildings, said Denver police spokesman Sonny Jackson. But the crowd, mostly made up of families and older people, was respectful and the four-hour rally ended without incident, he said...
"The Senate on Monday will begin debating on legislation would make it a felony to be in the U.S. illegally, impose new penalties on employers who hire illegal immigrants and erect fences along one-third of the U.S.-Mexican border. Lisa Duran, of Denver-based Rights for All People, called the federal proposal inhumane because it would make 1.6 million children felons and would kill more people who are trying to cross the border. Illegal immigrants want legislation that would protect illegal immigrants, unify their families, and would address future flows of immigrants, Duran said."
Talkleft reports that, "The Senate Judiciary Committee will begin debating the Senate version of H.R. 4437 on Monday. It has already passed the House."
Category: 2008 Presidential Election
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