Phoenix Rising Rally a big dud! 700 – 1000 estimated attendance

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Jun 062010
 
Phoenix Rising Rally a big dud! 700 - 1000 estimated attendance

They advertised it as “Taking America Back”, from whom, no one knows, but the highly touted anti immigrant rally in Phoenix, called “Phoenix Rising”, apparently was a dud. The organizers of Phoenix Rising jumped the gun when they proclaimed; This promises to be the largest rally in American history demanding that the states and federal government secure our borders and crack down on illegal immigration. Attendance was estimated to be between 700-1000 attendees, which fell way short of the thousands the organizers had expected. Some came armed, others just came. It was only a week before when opponents of Arizona’s new racial profiling law known as SB-1070 rallied more than 100,000 from across the US to show their opposition to MORE

10-1 Oppose SB-1070 – Saturday’s rally numbers debunk the polls

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May 302010
 
10-1 Oppose SB-1070 - Saturday's rally numbers debunk the polls

Crowds estimated at 50,000 marched fromSteele Indian School Park to the State Capitol Saturday morning to protest Arizonas new anti immigrant law known as SB-1070. The crowd of protesters stretched more than a half mile through the city streets as the throng of people banged drums, chanted slogans asking President Barack Obama to intervene and waved American flags as they made their way toward downtown Phoenix. Organizers were scattered throughout the protesters picking up trash and providing water to the marchers as the day got progressively hotter. The rally was peaceful as are the majority of rallies pushing for immigration reform. People attending this event came from as far away as New York and Texas and as close as California. MORE