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Socialist candidate for governor of Florida: ‘Immediate, unconditional legalization for all!’ |
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Militant photos by Bernie Senter
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MIAMI, Florida—“I urge the entire labor movement to support immediate legalization for all undocumented workers,” Omari Musa (above, right, speaking, with rally chairman Francisco Portillo) told a September 10 protest here. Musa is the Socialist Workers Party candidate for governor of Florida. “This struggle is in the interests of all working people,” he said.
About 200 people attended the rally, march, and vigil to demand residency for all immigrants (above, left, with sign saying in Spanish, “Residence, Yes! Deportations, No!”). Among the chants were, “What do we want? Legalization! When do we want it? Now!” A coalition of immigrants’ rights organizations called the action. Other speakers included Blanca Mendoza of the Association of Guatemalan Americans; Citlali Blandino, an organizer of the student group SWEAR; and Enrique Pacheco, a pastor who is fighting his family’s deportation to Ecuador. —ERIC SIMPSON Related articles: 5,000 rally in Washington: ‘Legalize all immigrants!’ Pennsylvania town passes new, harsher anti-immigrant law Republicans take ‘guest worker’ bill off table and push for tighter border Amnesty! Stop the deportations! Front page (for this issue) | Home | Text-version home |