VivirLatino

I’ve just returned from the immigrant community of Jackson Heights, Queens, NYC where about a thousand individuals, including many families with their children, formed a human chain of solidarity that ran for 10 city blocks. Chanting, “Si se Puede” and “Bush, Escucha! Estamos en la lucha”.

Some, but not all, stores were closed.

In fact the irony of all ironies was watching the many vendors selling United States flags. Similiar human chains were held simultaniously in other immigrant neighborhoods of the city including Chinatown in downtown Manhattan. The human chain was officially convened at 12:16 pm to recognize the date that the legislation making it a felony to be an undocumented worker was first brought to the Congressional floor.

I will be posting pictures of the immigrant human chain at VivirLatino’s Flickr Page. Tag: 1mayhuelga.