Uploaded May 2010 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
Washington, D.C. - Protesters in 80 U.S. cities Saturday demanded justice and reform of the nation's immigration laws angered by a newly enacted Arizona law. The Washington Post reported more than 100,000 people turned out from Los Angeles to Phoenix to New York, led by figures including Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa and Catholic Cardinal Roger Mahony. In Washington, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) and 35 others were arrested at the White House gates, as hundreds of people held signs such as, "Don't Kill the American Dream, and Obama, where is the reform. Chants included, "Education not deportation."
Washington, D.C. - Protesters in 80 U.S. cities Saturday demanded justice and reform of the nation's immigration laws angered by a newly enacted Arizona law. The Washington Post reported more than 100,000 people turned out from Los Angeles to Phoenix to New York, led by figures including Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa and Catholic Cardinal Roger Mahony. In Washington, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) and 35 others were arrested at the White House gates, as hundreds of people held signs such as, "Don't Kill the American Dream, and Obama, where is the reform. Chants included, "Education not deportation."
