Si se puede

Today I was one of apparently 400,000 participants in a Chicago march to protest the current unforgivable immigration legislation on the table. The march was an amazing experience. People were there with their kids, wearing Tshirts from their employers or unions or Latino organizations, carrying or wearing flags (cape-style). Everyone was chanting in Spanish and English, people played instruments, and we marched about 2 miles. Both before and after the march there were rallies--US Senator Barack Obama and US Representative Luis Guttierez both spoke (which I couldn't hear very well to be honest). And there were hardly any counter-protesters, though I did hear some rumors about skinheads somewhere. Most of all, a demonstration this large and peaceful is such a powerful political statement. It was pretty nice to feel part of something this important.

My favorite moment of all though was when we marched over the highway and all of the semis honked to support us. Si se puede.