Immigrant Rights Activists to Rally Thursday

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
Immigrant rights activists will rally, march and picket this Thursday to call attention to their demands. The May 1st 2008 Coalition is calling for immigration reform, stopping raids, deportations, and use of No-Match Letters, rescinding the anti-immigrant resolution in Prince William County, declaring the District of Columbia a Sanctuary City for immigrants, and establishing and supporting Workers Centers in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. “With national elections underway, this is a critical time for advocates of justice for immigrant communities to raise our voices in solidarity,” say organizers.