this is amazing.

The recent marches in American cities by perhaps a million immigrants and their supporters - a half-million in Los Angeles alone - demonstrated the emergence of Latinos in the United States as no longer quite so silent a minority.

Such numbers have been seen on U.S. streets only in connection with the most iconic of movements - marching for civil rights or against the Vietnam War.

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The turnout followed a swelling of fear over tough legislation that passed the House in December, sponsored by Representative James Sensenbrenner, Republican of Wisconsin. It would turn undocumented immigrants - estimated to exceed 11 million - into felons and make it a federal crime to assist them.

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Sensenbrenner, without retreating, called it the toughest issue in his 37 years in office.

This might be a dumb question, i don't know, but maybe someone else should have written it then?

-By the way. Very well written article. Apparently the local Spanish speaking tv, news, radio, and even popular DJs all helped spread the word.