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CHICAGO -- A day after more than 1 million immigrants and supporters skipped work to march in rallies across the nation, some advocates say the mixed messages surrounding the "Day Without Immigrants" show a need for a unified front and the movement's own Cesar Chavez.
"We need to take this critical mass and organize it. Marching is not enough," said Armando Navarro, coordinator of a Southern California umbrella organization that helped plan Monday's march and boycott. "We need to harness this power."See the full content of this document
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Post-Boycott Question: What Next?
An estimated 400,000 people marched in both Chicago and Los Angeles, but fewer than 10,000 turned out in cities including Dallas, Atlanta and Phoenix, which all have large Hispanic populations.
With so many organizers pushing their own plans for the May 1 rallies, and no s...See the full content of this document
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