Meeting in Woodbridge, Virginia------------------ www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/postphotos/orb/asection/2007-07-28/3.htmThe Washington Post article states that a hotline has been setup for discrimination reports. Perhaps places like P.W. County and Hazelton, PA believe that they can pass draconian laws and no one will notice. Now that the Hazelton law was struck down, there is at least some hope that the courts will have some understanding for the current crisis. P.W. County officials underestimate what a coalition of immigrants (and their supporters) can do.
There are no comments to this WaPo article from 2:30 am to 1 pm. Were there so many responses that the commentary address had to shut down?
Latinos Unite to Turn Fear Into Activism
Pr. William Policy on Illegal Immigrants Prompts Call for Boycott, Other Actions
By Pamela Constable
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, July 28, 2007; Page A01
Latinos in Prince William County, angered and panicked by a county resolution to crack down on illegal immigrants, are swiftly banding together against what they see as an assault on their community. They vowed this week to block the resolution through a boycott, a petition drive and possibly a labor strike or lawsuit.
At packed public meetings in three towns this week, organizers signed up volunteers, circulated petitions, set up a hotline for reports of discrimination and announced a campaign of phone calls and e-mails to county officials. They also said they would organize caravans to visit Loudoun County and other communities where Latinos feel targeted....
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/27/AR2007072702423.html?hpid=artslot
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