Today in communities around the nation, and in my own community, immigrants -- legal and illegal -- joined by friends and allies, marched and rallied to support fair immigration policies in the United States. Media reports estimate a total of 14 million people nationwide participated in a march.
Plans in Wenatchee included small rallies in outlying areas and a convergence here in the afternoon with a very visible march through downtown that ended at Lincoln Park at about 6 p.m. A friend and I went to the park to see the turnout at 6:10. While some participants in the crowd were dissipating, it appeared there were still about 2,000 people at the park listening to speeches, thanks and music.
This issue is the most important long-term issue in a generation. It is complicated and sensitive. It's clear there are a lot of people here illegally already, and we should just accept that and work to regulate immigration and control the southern border for the future.
It's easy to label people, point a finger and say that's whom to blame. But that doesn't solve a problem. And let's remember: almost all of us came here from somewhere else looking for a better life and wanting a sliver of the American Dream. We could do worse than to have people wanting to get in this country and build a better life.
-- Wenatchee, Wash.
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Hey Loag, it's Craig. Hey man, you missed a killer party this weekend. Me and some of the guys from C-Woo got together and had a sweet kegger at my parents' house because they both worked late on Saturday I think, I can't really remember...what's the point of having a job anyway? I don't get it. I just woke up, I must have been out for two days or sumthin', and I'm still a little hung over...takes me back to the good old days at C-Woo when we used to go to class totally wasted and pass out by the end, but they just thought we were sleeping or sumthin' so it didn't really matter. Anyway, gimme a call sometime this week and maybe we can do sumthin' or sumthin'.
Right now you are sitting behind me. I am funny... muah ha ha ha.
Our country marches toward 3rd worldism each year 500,000 people at a time.
Loag itss criag hey were havvin kegger now still goin on man the nght is young u shud come man before we pas out its frickin sweeet loag com on man we got like 3 kegs man and youu u gota be heare man cmon c-woo cwoo cw-oo c-woo!!!!!! bngthhj kgh yguyugk
The fact that someone named craig is like 'dude, you missed a killer kegger,' makes me laugh...alot...
i love it.
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