On May 1, tens of thousands of immigrants and working families of all backgrounds, community organizations, labor unions and many others took to the streets across the country to demand legalization for all immigrants and to stop deportations and the attacks on workers. The ANSWER Coalition supported and helped organize May 1 demonstrations that took place across the country.
In Los Angeles, May Day 2011 was unique because of the unity constructed between many different sectors of the workers’ movement. The Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, the Full Rights for Immigrants Coalition, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights-Los Angeles, ANSWER Coalition (Act Now to Stop War & End Racism), Multi-ethnic Immigrant Workers Organizing Network , SEIU, LIUNA and others all worked together for weeks to build the demonstration and make it a success. It was an equal partnership among all sponsoring organizations.
Unfortunately, it is clear that the people have no place in the agendas of the Democratic or Republican parties. President Obama has only paid lip service to immigration reform, and now the masses of immigrant workers are realizing that something needs to be done.
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