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    Vol.62/No.38           October 26, 1998 
 
 
200 Rally For Immigrant Rights In Washington, D.C.  

BY TOM HEADLEY
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Some 200 people marched and rallied in Unity Park in defense of immigrant rights and against INS raids and harassment here October 10. "Alto a las redadas!" (Stop the raids!), "Latino, escucha, unete a la lucha!" (Latino, listen, join the struggle!), and "Aquí estamos y no nos vamos y si nos echan, regresamos!" (We're here, we're not leaving, and if they throw us out, we'll come back) were among the slogans chanted by the demonstrators. The demonstrators, most of them but not all Latino, were addressed by speakers, musicians, and poets at the rally site in both Spanish and English.

This was part of a national week of protests against INS raids, with actions taking place in nearly 30 cities, said Sasha Khokha, spokesperson for the National INS Raids Task Force of the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. Khokha said the Network also plans to present a report to Congress on October 14, which will document INS abuses, including how INS raids have been used to undermine labor organizing efforts.

 
 
 
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