Posted on 04/24/2010 10:56:08 AM PDT by SandRat
About 250 people gathered this morning in the parking lot at Rep. Raúl Grijalva's Tucson office to rally against Arizona's new immigration law.
Rev. John Fife, retired pastor of Southside Presbyterian Church and a founder of the sanctuary movement, was one of about seven speakers scheduled at the rally. Fife urged those in the crowd to have the courage to stand up to ‘this racist law.'
The law signed by Gov. Jan Brewer Friday gives police broad ability to enforce immigration laws. It's been called the toughest law in the nation to combat illegal immigration.
Grijalva has been an outspoken critic of the measure, drawing significant criticism for his call on a boycott of Arizona. On Friday he closed his office early after staffers said they received several threatening phone calls.
The morning rally is the latest in a series of rallies and marches this week in Tucson and Phoenix.
Adelita Grijalva, a TUSD board member and daughter of Rep. Grijalva, called the law unfair. She also said that the American Immigration Lawyers Association canceled its planned convention in Scottsdale.
Read more in tomorrow's Star
The Tucson Tea Party can muster more than that on a minute’s notice during a Tucson rainstorm. Not too impressive!
and Cong Grijalva is a memeber former leader of the Democratic Socilist Caucus of the Democratic Party.
MINI-RIOT breaks out in Arizona after signing.
Where is the MSM??
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=0b4_1272102352
The LSM won’t show it because the “Peaceful undocmented immigrants” were doing the violent rioting.
Title:
Describes a target rich environment.
I really don’t want ANY city in the USA to be holding a convention of law breakers!
Ping!
To battle “white collar crime” is more “racist” than Arizona’s law.
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