U.S. May Day Rallies Focus on Arizona

[Omaha Steve]

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Submitted by Jesse Russell on May 2, 2010 - 1:20pm
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In the United States May Day rallies were fueled by joint protests against Arizona’s new immigration law. Cities around the country saw thousands fill the streets calling for the border state to roll back the new legislation. Los Angeles saw by far the largest rally with an estimated 60,000 marching in downtown and rallying in front of City Hall. Protesters said the law is “racist” and anti-American and the City of Los Angeles is considering a boycott of the state of Arizona in response. Only two arrests were reported at the LA march. Meanwhile, in Washington DC Illinois’ Representative Luis Gutierrez joined 35 other labor activists in disobeying police orders to disperse from in front of the White House and was cuffed and arrested. That protest was held in an attempt to make immigration a priority for the Obama Administration.