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butterbean · Joined: 21 Jun 2006 Posts: 2269

A group of activists protesting U.S. immigration policies and proposals to build more border fences briefly blocked three of four lanes of an international bridge leading into El Paso, Texas, on Thursday.

Hundreds of protesters marched for several miles to the Mexican side of the Sante Fe bridge, in the downtown section of Ciudad Juarez, blocking much of the bridge and listening to speeches for about a half hour before withdrawing.

The protesters pledged to stop construction of what they called "The Wall of Death," arguing that it would cause more deaths among migrants seeking to reach the United States.

Speakers at the protest included U.S. activists, and the demonstration snarled the already-heavy traffic at the bridge.

The march served as the kickoff for the First Social Border Forum, which will begin Friday and run through the weekend in Ciudad Juarez. The gathering will discuss the impact of border policies on migrants, the environment and human rights.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D8KNFEG00.html

I HOPE ICE arrested all of them. I also heard about the First Social Border Forum. It's a free-for-all, all-people get equal rights no matter where you are from, kind of forum. It is a joke! Laughing