UNITED STATES: 100,000 greet freedom riders

October 15, 2003
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NEW YORK — As many as 100,000 people rallied in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens on October 4 to demand an amnesty and better working conditions for undocumented workers. The demonstration was the climax of the Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride, a two-week journey by nearly 900 immigrant workers and their supporters, who travelled from Los Angeles, Seattle and eight other cities to Washington and New York to challenge US immigration laws.

Photo by Jon Flanders

From Green Left Weekly, October 15, 2003.
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