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09-08-2006, 05:13 PM #1
Pro illegal rally in Trenton, NJ draws very few people
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Pro-immigrant rally draws few
About 100 attend demonstration at Statehouse in Trenton
Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 09/8/06
BY TERSA SICARD ARCHAMBEAULT
GANNETT NEW JERSEY
TRENTON — Close to 100 people rallied in front of the State Capitol on Thursday to demand immigration reform.
The rally, organized by IMPACT, a pro-immigrant organization, called on immigrants and those sympathetic to their cause to make their voices heard.
The sparsely attended rally fell far short of expectations.
Some said there has been a growing frustration with the lack of progress on immigration reform over the summer. Maria Juega, the chairwoman of the Latin American Legal Defense Association, said she fears that "people may have lost faith in the process."
Luis Tslaca of C.A.T.A., an immigrant farm worker organization, said it was still important that "we get together and not to lose faith."
Laura Rodriguez, another member of C.A.T.A., said, "Today, with our presence here, we want it to be recognized that although we may be undocumented, we contribute to this country and its economy."
Congressional Republicans have said that their focus in the last session before the election cycle will be on terrorism and Iraq. Political analysts have posited that this may indicate that immigration is too hot a political potato to handle before the November elections.
Ryan Stark Lilienthal, a New Jersey immigration attorney, told the crowd, "It is important to remind U.S. citizens that you are the future of this country."
The crowd chanted, "El pueblo callado jamas sera escuchado!" (The people who keep quiet are never heard).
Gary Christopher, chairman of the planning board in Riverside, where an anti-illegal immigrant ordinance recently was passed, said he supports the measure. He said he understands why immigrants may want to come to the township and the country, but when they do it illegally they strain public resources, he said.
"This would not have come to a head if any of the Latino community leaders would have toed the line," said Christopher, 58, a medical librarian at a Pennsylvania hospital. "We had 20 guys living in one house, streets filled with trash and neighborhoods in which every third car had Pennsylvania plates."
Christopher said illegal immigrants made an already crowded town unmanageable. He said he regrets that the debate about the township ordinance has attracted public acts of intolerance, such as some protesters flying Confederate flags. But he defended the right of local officials to act.
"If the federal government fails to protect life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, does everyone have to lie down and take it?" he asked.
Gannett New Jersey writer Bill Duhart contributed to this story.
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(GANNETT PHOTO: JOSE F. MORENO)
Ana Maria Basquez and Luis Talesca protest outside the Statehouse in Trenton during a rally demanding change in immigration laws.
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09-08-2006, 05:19 PM #2The crowd chanted, "El pueblo callado jamas sera escuchado!" (The people who keep quiet are never heard).Support our FIGHT AGAINST illegal immigration & Amnesty by joining our E-mail Alerts at https://eepurl.com/cktGTn
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09-08-2006, 05:49 PM #3
Ryan Stark Lilienthal, a New Jersey immigration attorney, told the crowd, "It is important to remind U.S. citizens that you are the future of this country."
The future of america is the children of american citizens not illegal aliens or their illegal alien children.Freedom isn't free... Don't forget the men who died and gave that right to all of us....
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