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In 2006–2007, millions of people participated in protests over a proposed change to U.S. immigration policy. [1] These large scale mobilizations are widely seen as a historic turning point in Latino politics, especially Latino immigrant civic participation and political influence, as noted in a range of scholarly publications in this field. [1]
The Great American Boycott (Spanish: El Gran Paro Estadounidense, or Spanish: El Gran Paro Americano, lit. "the Great American Strike"), also called the Day Without an Immigrant (Spanish: Día sin inmigrante), was a one-day boycott of United States schools and businesses by immigrants in the United States (mostly Latin American) which took place on May 1, 2006.
Pages in category "Anti-immigration politics in Europe" The following 109 pages are in this category, out of 109 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The protests were against the Border Protection, Anti-terrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005 . This act would make it even harder than ever for immigrants to attain residency status and would criminalize undocumented immigrants as well as individuals and organizations that aid them.
A month after the film first aired, 2,500 Colorado students initiated a walkout of Denver schools to protest H.R. 4437, known as the "Sensenbrenner Bill." This House bill would have made it a felony (rather than a misdemeanor) to be in the US illegally. The bill was the catalyst for the 2006 U.S. immigration reform protests. Other student Walk ...
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Riots have erupted at anti-immigration protests in towns and cities across Britain in the last week, with attacks by far-right groups on hotels housing asylum seekers and on mosques. On July 29 ...
2006 Indian anti-reservation protests; 2006 Islamist demonstration outside the Embassy of Denmark in London ... 2006 United States immigration reform protests; March ...