Immigration March in Washington, DC

This post does not directly deal with the housing bubble. Rarely, do I stray from the topic at hand. However, I was there and I wanted to share my observations from the march and rally. The blogosphere needs to be represented in the ground reporting. Immigration will be a very important issue in the coming years.

The weather was perfect for the rally and march which surely contributed to the impressive turnout. The numbers are huge. Initial estimate for immigration protest rally in Washington, DC is 180,00 to 350,000.

• Some of the protester wanted amnesty for the illegal immigrants.
• Metro announcements also in Spanish. Normally Metro subway announcements are just in English.
• Mainly Americans flags were waved. Some people carried Mexican Flags, El Salvador.
• Lots of people dressed in white as that is one the color chosen by the demonstration organizers.
• Some of the marchers were chanting slogans and also "USA, USA"
  

Some of the protest signs read:

• "Deportation destroys families"
• "Justice in Concrete"
• Aministia, Full Right for all Immigrants"
• "No one is illegal" on a giant paper mache
  
• Stop HR ..."
• "1st generation American, Mexican American, my vote will count in 2008"
• Lots of "We are America"
• "Love Thy Neighbors, Neighbors are not a felony"
• "I'm for legal immigration" - white Caucasian holding sign.
• "Liberty and Justice for All"
• Justice 4 Immigrant, Justice 4 All"
• "We are not criminals"
• "Immigrant Control = Xenophia"
• "Choose Freedom, Not Fear"

More pictures may be posted later on. Stay tuned.