Oh noes,… radical commie fail…. πΒ Β (LA Times) β There were American flags, union banners and vendors hawking treats such as ice cream and hot dogs wrapped in bacon. But what was missing from this yearβs May Day march on a crystal-clear Sunday morning were the crowds. By 10 a.m. only a few hundred immigrant rights and labor activists had gathered at Broadway and Olympic Boulevard in downtown Los Angeles to rally public support for legislation that would legalize the nationβs 11 million illegal immigrants. βItβs really sad,β Luis Ortiz, an ice cream vendor who has been coming to the rallies for the last 15 years, said of the small turnout. βIβve sold very little, almost nothing.β
Plenty of police officers on foot and bike patrol were on hand to monitor the crowd. But Sundayβs turnout was a far cry from the excitement and unity that infused the May Day march in 2006, when hundreds of thousands of people marched through downtown Los Angeles. Since then, activists have deemphasized street actions in favor of change at the ballot box through promoting citizenship and voter registration. Last May, galvanized by Arizonaβs controversial anti-immigration law, about 60,000 demonstrators took to the streets of L.A. (read more)
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