As Congress debates one form or another of repressive anti-immigrant
legislation, millions of immigrants are standing up and declaring “Aqui
estamos – Aqui nos quedamos – No nos vamos” (We are here – Here we stay
– We won’t leave). World Can’t Wait – Drive Out the Bush Regime!
salutes all those who are taking part in these actions, with a special
shout-out to the heroic students who have righteously walked out of
high schools and colleges.
On May 1, millions of immigrants took off work and school for protests across the country under the
slogan “A Day Without Immigrants”.
Check out the following news reports to see what happened: