Al Jazeera spoke to some of the marchers about their experiences and their hopes for the future and
why they feel an Obama adminstration could do more for immigrants rights.
I'm here to support people that often don't have a voice in America. My brother's wife is Indian and my other brother's wife is from Morocco and so our family are immigrants - that's what most people are in America and that's what is so beautiful about America. You can't give some people rights and not others and the same opportunities should be made available for all people.
There’s a large detention centre in Aurora, Denver, where they hold illegal immigrants and I go out there to visit the women. It’s totally immoral - most are heartbroken that they are separated from their families and all they have been doing is working, some for 30 years. We're hoping the new administration, hopefully it will be Obama, will make some corrections to the law as it’s not right.
I came here to the US - I don't take jobs from American citizens - I'm here because I want to support my family. We want to put the point across to whoever wins - Republican or Democrat like Obama - they must do something for these people who only come to work.
Not just the Democratic party and Obama, but all people to see we are here, fighting for human rights and it's an American issue.
I think Obama has a better platform for rights. I think he will make some changes and listen to people, I think he’ll take into consideration that it‘s not a race issue it’s a human rights issue. People are afraid to leave their house for basic needs and healthcare - actions towards America treating them so poorly, faced with prejudice and threatened daily. I'm hoping the Democratic party sees there are people here and begins this issue and won't let it die.
I'm here because everyone should have a choice of where they're going to be and what they’re going to do. We’re all thinking that children should have a chance to grow up in America, and their parents should not be deported.
I'm here to speak for those who don't have a voice. I have the privilege as an American to come here, then I have the moral obligation to speak for those who don’t have a voice. I'm not attached to any political side but I believe in this issue. I think from what I’ve heard from friends who are politically involved, the one thing we can do to support immigrants is to support Obama. | |||||||||||||||||
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