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...very) general theme of the protest was a stance against HR 4437, a bill making illegal immigration a felony and thus subject to harsher penalties. The bill also called for improved border control, a plan which many fear could include a “fence” in select areas (though it never states that the U.S. should build a 2,000 mile fence). I agree with the aim of defeating HR 4437 and replacing it with the three Senate bills that would strengthen the border but also allow a path to citizenship; the law would be changed, its sanctity...
McCarthy and about 10 other speakers addressed several hundred protesters gathered outside University Hall as part of the May Day Coalition’s efforts to voice their support for undocumented immigrants. Harvard University Police Department spokesman Steven G. Catalano estimated that around 300 to 400 people attended the protest, which was a part of a nation-wide walkout...
Speakers at the protest stressed the equality and solidarity of all people, regardless of their citizenship status, and emphasized how vital undocumented persons are to the fabric of America...
After leaving the yard, the protestors walked to Boston Commons join a larger protest...
...gasoline prices, such as the Senate Republican plan to mail $100 checks to voters or the Democratic plan for a 60-day suspension of the federal gas tax, are short-sighted quick fixes. It is no wonder that incensed constituents across the political spectrum have called their congressmen to protest their pandering antics—they realize that the gasoline problem will extend far longer than the few months until midterm elections. Instead of racing to find a superficial solution that will give a favorable spike in the polls, congressmen should act courageously and do what’s best...