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May Day protests focus on

Trump's migrant record, elections

By DEEPTI HAJELA and AMY elections. Advocates hope and women's organizations
TAXIN voters target lawmakers this summer to push for the
Associated Press who have pushed for mea- election of new leaders,
NEW YORK (AP) — Immi- sures that hurt immigrants Salas said, adding that they
grants say President Don- and replace them with im- hope to see more support
ald Trump's administration migrant-friendly policymak- from Americans who aren't
has become almost every- ers, said Angelica Salas, immigrants.
thing they feared, but while executive director of the "It is really a fundamental President Donald Trump pauses during a during a news confer-
they rally across the United Coalition for Humane Immi- question about what kind ence with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in the Rose
States on May Day, their fo- grant Rights in Los Angeles. of a country we're going to Garden of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 30,
cus is less on huge turnout "Elections have conse- be," she said.q 2018.
Tuesday than on the first quences, and the conse- Associated Press
Tuesday in November. quences for our commu-
People were marching and nity have been dire, and if
holding other demonstra- we do not change the bal-
tions for labor and immi- ance of power, we ques-
grant rights from New York tion our ability to remain
to Georgia to California on free in this country," she
International Workers' Day, said.
amid similar actions world- Protesters still are taking
wide. aim at policy changes
"The Trump administration under Trump, including a
has made very clear that country-specific travel ban,
they've declared war on the end of the Deferred
the immigrant community Action for Childhood Ar-
on all levels," said Javier rivals program, high-profile
Valdes, co-executive di- detention and deportation
rector of the advocacy efforts, and proposals to
group Make the Road New cut back the overall num-
York. bers of people allowed to
Immigrant rights groups immigrate permanently.
have joined in May Day Trump and his supporters
activities for more than a say the enforcement and
decade, initially to push policy changes are need-
back against harsh legisla- ed for national security and
tive proposals and later to economic benefits. Some
clamor for reform and legal of the new policies have
status for immigrants in the gotten tangled up in court,
country illegally who were and Trump hasn't secured
brought to the U.S. as chil- funding for his coveted
dren or overstayed their vi- border wall with Mexico.
sas. After the rallies, immigrant
Now, they want to drive rights groups will join LG-
turnout in the midterm BTQ, African-American