Immigrants Gather For Rally In Dallas
Yesterday, large crowds gathered at the Dallas City Hall for an immigration-rights rally. The rally comes exactly one year after the 2006 immigration march which was believed to be the largest social protest in Texas history.
The point of yesterday's rally was specific - to encourage others to become U.S. citizens, to vote and to lobby for immigrant rights in the United States. This year's crowd was smaller in number; estimates put the crowd somewhere between 2,000 and 6,000 people.
Many of the people at the rally were illegal immigrants or children of illegal immigrants. Many in the crowd held signs that read "No to 2903" That refers to an ordinance in the Dallas suburb of Farmers Branch that would make it illegal for landlords to rent apartments to illegal immigrants.
Speakers also asked those who are citizens to vote, and asked those eligible to become citizens to take that step. Volunteers at nearby booths provided information on the rights of immigrants, filing immigration paperwork, and registering to vote.
For more information, please read the article in the Dallas Morning News.
