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BLACK AMERICANS AND THE STATE IN TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY GUATEMALA*
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The Americas
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April 1, 2008
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In May 2006, foreign-born workers, largely from Latin America, mobilized across the United States in response to calls from anti-immigrant groups for tougher federal policies against illegal immigrants. About 400,000 protested in Chicago, 300,000 in Los Angeles, and 75,000 in Denver. In fifty cities between Los Angeles and New York, workers organized walkouts, demonstrations, and rallies in an effort to show just how important they were to the smooth operation of the U.S. economy.1
In interviews following the protests, Guatemalan-born protesters complained they had suffered abuses at the hands of both government officials and employers. A twenty-six-year-old Guatemalan named Luis who has ...
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