4.09.2006

Big Immigration Rallies Scheduled for Monday

And, as the WaPo tells us, more ethnic groups will join the predominantly Latinos and Latinas already marching.

Elsewhere, AP reports a new poll that has immigration near the top of the list of concerns for the U.S. public:

WASHINGTON - People are now about as likely to mention immigration as the economy when they are asked to name the most important problem facing the United States, though both rank behind war in Iraq and elsewhere, an AP-Ipsos poll found.

Immigration's rise in the latest survey about the nation's top problems suggests the public is keeping close watch on the immigration debate in Congress and reaction around the country.

...The rise in public concern about immigration over the last three months has been substantial.