Immigrants protest Bush’s visa plan (LA CA)

[struggle4progress]

Posted on Sun, Apr. 08, 2007

By The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Thousands of people marched through downtown on Saturday, demanding a way for the country’s estimated 12 million illegal immigrants to become citizens and condemning President Bush’s latest proposal.

Carrying signs saying “Amnesty Now,” more than 3,000 people danced to Mexican ranchera music and passed large American flags over their heads.

Organizers said many illegal immigrants were angry about a White House plan that would grant them work visas but require them to return home and pay thousands of dollars to become legal U.S. residents.

“Charging that much, Bush is going to be even more expensive than the coyotes,” said protester Armando Garcia, 50, referring to smugglers who transport people across the Mexican border. ~snip~

http://www.thestate.com/166/story/30167.html

[msongs]

1. they could immigrate legally? nt