Just when I thought the French were one of the few people who know how to protest, gigantic protests erupt all over the USA... A half MILLION people in L.A. and all over the country. These protests have been going on for weeks, in cities all over the place. I doubt that the House's immigration law changes will be signed into law, since Bush likes cheap labor. Whatever happens, these giant crowds are good signs for the country and for California; these days, San Francisco is the quiet city arguing about zoning laws while all the political intrigue is in Los Angeles (not to say I want to move). I doubt Bush could get even a thousand people to voluntarily gather on his behalf...

Commentary from the Nation:
The largest mobilization in history of --and in favor of-- immigrants stretched for a mind-boggling 26 blocks through downtown Los Angeles Saturday bringing somewhere between a half-million and million people into the streets.



Politicians, police and even organizers of the pro-immigrant rally were amazed by the massive turn-out-- five to ten times bigger than the still-talked-about 1994 rally against Prop 187-- and surely the biggest political demonstration in L.A. history.