Man oh man, I'd love to be in Denver when they show up.....

Latino activists plan rally
By Stephen Wall, Staff Writer
Article Launched: 07/04/2008 11:18:38 PM PDT

Area Latino activists have launched plans for a massive nationwide Latino mobilization and political rally in support of immigration reform this summer.

The group is part of the Somos America (We Are America) coalition of 100,000 people expected to converge at the Democratic National Convention in August in Denver.

The event aims to recreate the same type of grass-roots movement that prevailed in 2006, when thousands of people participated in street protests across the country to oppose a federal bill to crack down on illegal immigrants. The effort was successful in derailing the proposal.

This time, organizers hope to use the backdrop of the convention as a platform for a major lobbying effort. They want to secure a commitment from presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama and the Democratic majority in in the House of Representatives for comprehensive immigration reform in 2009.

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