New anti-immigration law protest planned for Montgomery

al.com
By The Associated Press
Updated: Friday, December 09, 2011, 8:29 AM

MONTGOMERY, Alabama — Organizers for immigrant groups and civil rights organizations are planning a two-day meeting and march in Montgomery to advocate repeal of Alabama's immigration law.

The Immigrant National Convention says the meeting Dec. 16 will include two of the Freedom Riders from the civil rights movement. They will discuss how that movement relates to today's debate over the state's tough immigration law.

The group plans a march Dec. 17 from the state Capitol to the governor's mansion. A spokeswoman says participants in the march will include the presidents of the NAACP, the National Council of La Raza, and the Service Employees International Union.


A protester is arrested after blocking traffic outside the Alabama Statehouse during a demonstration against Alabama's immigration law in Montgomery, Ala., Tuesday Nov. 15, 2011. Another protest may take place Dec. 16. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

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