- 2006 Dallas immigration march
The Mega March is Saturday, May 1 in downtown Dallas.
The march supports immigration reform and had been planned long before Arizona passed its recent law, which is seen by most Hispanics as singling them out.
Jesse Garcia, president of Dallas’ LGBT chapter of the League of United Latin American Citizens, said those who’d like to march with the group should meet at the Meyerson Symphony Center at 12:30 p.m. The march begins at 1 p.m. and proceeds from the Guadalupe Cathedral on Ross Avenue to City Hall.
The march route will follow Pearl Street to Cesar Chavez Boulevard and then turn right on Young Street to City Hall. The march is expected to draw 100,000.
Right-wing KLIF talk show host Chris Krok is staging a counterprotest. That protest will meet at Akard and Young Streets and also starts at 1 p.m.
“We love you as a human being … but,” Krok said.
Where have we heard that before?
This week, five senators introduced comprehensive federal immigration reform legislation. The Uniting American Families Act is included. UAFA would allow same-sex partners of American citizens to remain in the country and gain citizenship just as heterosexual partners can.
To avoid massive traffic jams that are expected, take any DART rail line to the Pearl Street station.
