Sharpton, Phoenix mayor to participate in Ariz. protest
PHOENIX (AP) - Organizers plan a gathering at a church near downtown Phoenix and then a three-mile candlelight procession to the Capitol...
PHOENIX (AP) — The Rev. Al Sharpton, Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon and Hispanic leaders will lead a Wednesday evening march to the Arizona State Capitol in a protest against the state’s new law targeting illegal immigration.
Organizers plan a gathering at a church near downtown Phoenix and then a three-mile candlelight procession to the Capitol. Participants will then join a vigil at the Capitol in protest of the new law.
WATCH REV. SHARPTON DISCUSS THE ARIZONA IMMIGRATION PROTEST ON ‘THE ED SHOW’:
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The law’s provisions include a requirement that state and local law enforcement officers question people about their immigration status if there’s reason to suspect they’re in the country illegally. It also makes it a state crime to be in the United States illegally.
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