Thousands rally for immigration rights at Dallas Mega March

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    Thousands rally for immigration rights at Dallas Mega March

    April 9, 2017 6 hours ago

    Thousands of people paraded through downtown Dallas to support immigrants' rights Sunday afternoon.

    The turnout was far smaller but more diverse than the crowd that gathered 11 years ago at the first Mega March for immigration reform.
 
    https://www.dallasnews.com/news/immi...owntown-dallas

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Thousands flood downtown for Dallas Mega March
myfoxdfw, Apr 9, 2017

This year’s theme was “family, unity and empowerment.” Participants carried American flags and wore red, white and blue as a sign of solidarity.

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Luis Aranda says he's a U.S. citizen but hopes people can come together under a common goal regardless of immigration status and politics.

“We support Donald Trump about taking all the criminals out of the country, all those that are doing bad. Yes, we support that,” he said. “But don't take those families that are working hard, paying their taxes and everything.”

Once the march arrived at Dallas City Hall, the rally began with the national anthem and the pledge of allegiance.

The leader of the Mega March, attorney and activist Domingo Garcia, told the crowd, “We march because we want to send a message to the White House: Immigrants are not political piñatas to be kicked around for political points. We are human beings."

Dallas County Commissioner Elba Garcia also spoke at the rally. She's the first immigrant woman to be elected to that office. She told the crowd, “We contribute to this beautiful country because we know this country has what we all want: the American Dream."

Dallas police officers were out in full force patrolling the march. The department said they would be watching the march closely, but did not disclose much detail due to security reasons.

The Dallas Police Department estimates about 3,200 people showed up for the march, a stark contrast to the march in 2006 that drew nearly half a million people.


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