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The Gran Marcha or La Gran Marcha was a large civil and human rights gathering which occurred in downtown Los Angeles, CA on March 25th, 2006. The march and rally consisted primarily of undocumented Mexican immigrants, Mexican-Americans, other Central American immigrants and Latino groups. The Asian community was primarily represented by Korean immigrants, Korean-Americans, and Chinese-Americans. It was a protest of the proposed Sensenbrenner / King House Resoultion 4437 (aka H.R. 4437) which concerns USA immigration laws and U.S. national security. Estimates of the size of the crowd were given at between 500 thousand and 1 million demonstrators. As such, La Gran Marcha is the largest civil and human rights gathering in the history of the United States. Remarkably, not one arrest for disorderly behavior or rowdiness was recorded. |
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A large hispanic protest in Los Angeles, California concerning USA immigration laws. |
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== External links == |
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*[http://www.granmarcha.org - web site commemorating La Gran Marcha, rally against HR 4437 held on 3-25-06] |
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Revision as of 06:01, 14 April 2006
The Gran Marcha or La Gran Marcha was a large civil and human rights gathering which occurred in downtown Los Angeles, CA on March 25th, 2006. The march and rally consisted primarily of undocumented Mexican immigrants, Mexican-Americans, other Central American immigrants and Latino groups. The Asian community was primarily represented by Korean immigrants, Korean-Americans, and Chinese-Americans. It was a protest of the proposed Sensenbrenner / King House Resoultion 4437 (aka H.R. 4437) which concerns USA immigration laws and U.S. national security. Estimates of the size of the crowd were given at between 500 thousand and 1 million demonstrators. As such, La Gran Marcha is the largest civil and human rights gathering in the history of the United States. Remarkably, not one arrest for disorderly behavior or rowdiness was recorded.