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Thousands Rally for Immigrants in Texas
By ANABELLE GARAY, Associated Press Writer 1 minute ago
DALLAS - Demonstrators banged drums, waved U.S. flags and shouted "Si Se Puede!" — Spanish for "Yes, we can!" — in a protest urging federal lawmakers to pass immigration reform that would legalize an estimated 11 million undocumented workers.
Police put the crowd at between 350,000 and 500,000 people. Rallies in the capitals of Minnesota and Iowa also drew thousands of protesters.
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Hundreds of police were on hand but there were no reports of violence.
Dallas has a large Mexican population but is also home to immigrants from Kosovo, Somalia, Bosnia, Iraq, El Salvador, Colombia and other countries.
Immigrants and their children, U.S. and foreign born, account for 40 percent of North Texas residents. And about half of the region's foreign born residents are undocumented, according to a study by DFW International Community Alliance.