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September 7, 2006

Immigration Rally

The National Capital Immigration Coalition held a rally on the National Mall. The protest was billed by immigration rights groups as a… read more

The National Capital Immigration Coalition held a rally on the National Mall. The protest was billed by immigration rights groups as a post-Labor Day demonstration to show Congress that undocumented workers still wanted an immigration reform bill that would allow them to work in the country legally. Turnout for the march was lower than expected with several organizers attributing low numbers of attendees to the fact that in the four months since the first marches, competing immigration bills had stalled in the House and the Senate. close

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Johari Abdul-Malik Chair Coordinating Council of Muslim Organizations
Deepak Bhargava Director Center for Community Change->Public Policy

Macrina Cardenas National Coordinator Mexico Solidarity Network
Jaime Contreras Chair National Capital Immigration Coalition
Francisco Gonzalez Valer Auxiliary Bishop Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, D.C.
Bruce S. Gordon President and CEO NAACP
Luis Gutiérrez U.S. Representative [D] Illinois
Chung-Wha Hong Executive Director New York Immigration Coalition
Jose Hoyos Priest Roman Catholic Church->Arlington, VA
Abdul Kamus Executive Director African Resource Center
Ted Kennedy U.S. Senator [D] Massachusetts
Sheila Jackson Lee U.S. Representative [D] Texas
Carlos Lopez Laborer
Timothy McDonald Chairman African-American Ministers in Action
Eliseo Medina Executive Vice President Service Employees International Union
Janet Murguia President and CEO National Council of La Raza
Miguel Rivera President National Coalition of Latino Clergy
Rosa Rosales National President League of United Latin American Citizens
Gustavo Torres Executive Director CASA de Maryland
John W. Wilhelm President UNITE HERE->Hospitality Industry

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Program ID:: 194178-1
Category:: Public Affairs Event
Format:: Rally
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Sep 07, 2006 | 4:23pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:: May 08, 2007 | 5:45am EDT | C-SPAN 3

Airing Details

Sep 07, 2006 | 4:23pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Sep 07, 2006 | 9:19pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Sep 08, 2006 | 12:58am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Sep 09, 2006 | 1:36pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
May 08, 2007 | 5:45am EDT | C-SPAN 3

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