Immigration March - LA

Puscas · May 2, 2007

Here is my series on the immigration march - may 1st - in Los Angeles.

1. An estimated 25.000 people protested

2. Last year they were critized for not wearing the American flag

3. The children lead the way

4. 25.000 is a lot of people

5. Protesting makes hungry

6. The art of protesting

7. It's all about family

thanks for looking

pascal

RKW3 · May 2, 2007

Nice pictures. I was waiting for some L.A. marching pics.

Good job.

a_scayola · May 2, 2007

Very nice. Great series!

RedDevilUK · May 3, 2007

Nice pics, what are they protesting for?

obviously, their not against immagration... i presume its for some civil rights or something?

RKW3 · May 3, 2007

^ I think it's because they want the illegal aliens to be accepted as a citizen or something like that. I'm not sure.

Puscas · May 3, 2007

RKW3 said:
^ I think it's because they want the illegal aliens to be accepted as a citizen or something like that. I'm not sure.

yes and they are opposing the methods used by the police to find illegal immigrants.
Thanks all for looking and commenting!

pascal

THORHAMMER · May 3, 2007

very cool,

I have to admit the flags look nice all over the place. I just love the look of the american flag !!!

RedDevilUK · May 4, 2007

Originally Posted by RKW3
^ I think it's because they want the illegal aliens to be accepted as a citizen or something like that. I'm not sure.

maybe they should stop breaking the law then, and get a visa?

Sorry, i dont like protestors much. they always seem to be people who want to break laws and get away with it.

if i was moving to live in the USA, then i would make it legal by getting a visa BEFORE i went. not get there then moan about it!

lasershot · May 4, 2007

Like the pics

Can't read whats on there signs though lol

Puscas · May 5, 2007

lasershot said:
Can't read whats on there signs though lol

sorry, neither can I... :lol:

thanks again for the comments.

pascal

GoM · May 9, 2007

I absolutely love #3. Nice series as a whole, though.

Puscas · May 9, 2007

thanks GoM. Everytime I see children at a protest, I have mixed feelings. But they do help getting good pics..:meh:

pascal

newrmdmike · May 9, 2007

"yes and they are opposing the methods used by the police to find illegal immigrants.
Thanks all for looking and commenting!"

what methods would that be? i hate to say it, but if your breaking the law your breaking the law and as a citizen i think police should be able to do more than they currently can to find and arrest people illegally in the country. (but i also think the system needs seriously revamped to allow people entry)

so i'm curious to here these methods

Puscas · May 9, 2007

newrmdmike said:
"yes and they are opposing the methods used by the police to find illegal immigrants.
Thanks all for looking and commenting!"

what methods would that be? i hate to say it, but if your breaking the law your breaking the law and as a citizen i think police should be able to do more than they currently can to find and arrest people illegally in the country. (but i also think the system needs seriously revamped to allow people entry)

so i'm curious to here these methods

To be honest, I really know little about it. That's why my previous remark is so vague. All I heard is that in cities like LA there's an agreement by the police not to inquire abouts someones legal situation in case of, say a traffic violation. That seems to be changing. Maybe someone else knows more. If I misinformed anybody, I'm sorry.

pascal

hazzayoungn · May 9, 2007

first off, i love the pictures, especially of the family and the girl standing all alone. id like to see her a bit lighter, but im sure that wasnt much of an option in this type of situation

ill try to address the human side of the story to the best of my ability. the whole issue at hand is that the immigrants are usually coming from very low income areas, escaping their governments' immoral ruling, and attempting to live somewhere safe. theyre just trying to better their lives in a place where the wages are enough to feed their families and clothe themselves. the stories immigrants usually hear are those of how this country was founded, how comfortable life is here, etc. and it seems like a perfect place to live, save for one problem; they have no money and they are trying to ESCAPE their countries. they CANT get visa's. if you cant afford to feed your kids, how the hell are you going to find the money for a visa, and the subsequent immigration process?

as a result, they come illegally from all corners of the world. they would rather risk their lives than live in the deplorable conditions that they could never become accustomed to.

an article on the bill that is under question, and the methods
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.R._4437

a news article about bush's involvement
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18582213/

i could rant on for days, but that wouldnt get anyone anywhere