1,500 Students Protest Immigration Bill In Arlington (VA)

struggle4progress

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Thu Mar-30-06 11:50 PM
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1,500 Students Protest Immigration Bill In Arlington (VA)

Protesters March From Ballston To Courthouse
POSTED: 4:51 pm EST March 30, 2006
UPDATED: 7:39 pm EST March 30, 2006

ARLINGTON, Va. -- About 1,500 northern Virginia high school students participated in a protest to immigration reform Thursday, police said.

The eight-block march from Ballston Plaza to the Courthouse in Arlington was the third demonstration in Arlington County this week. Students from Arlington County were joined by students from Fairfax County. <snip>

http://www.nbc4.com/news/8367017/detail.html

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NVMojo

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Thu Mar-30-06 11:53 PM
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1. wow!

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struggle4progress

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Thu Mar-30-06 11:54 PM
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2. Students' colorful protests on campus (TX)

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Joshua Benavides, 11, was kicked out of Hamilton Middle School Wednesday for painting an American and Mexican flag on his face. <snip>

http://www.khou.com/news/local/education/stories/khou060330_gj_flagface.78a69c0f.html

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Fri Mar-31-06 08:51 AM
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3. How ridiculous!

Why can't the kid paint a Mexican flag on his face???? He has freedom of speech. (Or is that reserve for American citizens only?)

Schools celebrate Cinco de Mayo all the time. The kid shouldn't have been kicked out.

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