'Day Without Latinos' rally today at Capitol (Wisconsin)
Source: WKOW - ABC affiliate, Madison WI
"Police in Madison estimate that a protest at the state Capitol by Latinos and immigrant groups has drawn a crowd in the thousands.
The protesters were calling it "A day without Latinos and immigrants in Wisconsin." They are upset by a pair of Republican bills. One forbids cities from blocking police from asking a person about their immigration status. Another blocks municipalities from issuing local IDs.
Roads leading to the Capitol were heavy with traffic and Mexican flags dotted the crowd. Inside the Capitol, hundreds of people packed the rotunda and surrounding floors as the Assembly session began, banging on cymbals and chanting "si se puede," or "yes we can."
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Read more: http://www.wkow.com/story/31251670/2016/02/18/day-without-latinos-rally-expected-to-cause-traffic-delays
Why aren't there more of these happening, everywhere?
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When I saw the title, "A Day Without Latinos," my first thought was that this was a story about a white supremacist rally....my bad!
