January 8, 2006
CALIFORNIA: Rallies Draw Dueling Protesters in Clashes Over Illegal Immigration

Los Angeles Times

Hundreds of protesters squared off in tense and boisterous confrontations Saturday at Southern California day laborer sites, as activists opposing illegal immigration stepped up a nationwide effort to cut off jobs for undocumented workers.

The protests pitted members of the Minuteman Project and similar groups that seek tighter borders against counter-demonstrators outside home improvement stores in Glendale, Lake Forest, Laguna Beach and Rancho Cucamonga. The demonstrations included drum thumping, shouting and dueling efforts to videotape the opposition.

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Posted by Richard at January 8, 2006
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