In Los Angeles, 5,000 people marched on Saturday to call for immigrant rights and to mark the death of Anthony Soltero. Soltero was the 14-year-old middle school student who shot and killed himself two weeks ago shortly after taking part in a school walk out to protest proposed anti-immigration legislation/. According to his family, the school’s vice principal threatened Soltero that he could be sent to jail for three years for missing class because of the immigration protest. The school has disputed the family’s claims. Anthony Soltero’s mother spoke on Saturday. Meanwhile the New York Times reports hundreds of immigrants who have taken part in recent protests have been fired from their jobs.
L.A. Protesters Commemorate Death of Teen Protester
HeadlineApr 17, 2006