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Article: The hemisphere comes to the heartland: ready or not, the next generation of movimientistas will redefine immigration politics.
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- Colorlines Magazine
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- September 1, 2006
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AS SHE MARCHED across Milwaukee's historic 16th Street viaduct, Christine Neumann-Ortiz knew she was linking political traditions. "We chose the bridge because that's where African Americans marched for housing and other civil rights in the '60s," said Ortiz, leader of Voces de la Frontera, the immigrant worker center that staged the May 1 march in Milwaukee. "It was important to make these connections."
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The march passed South Side churches built by 19th and early 20th century Polish and German immigrants. Their descendants forged one of the country's deepest, most well-rooted progressive histories--Milwaukee bricklayers and ...