Those who aren't called get to spend a numb morning watching the same cartoons and talk shows as the warehoused people at the county jail, as well as worrying about food and shelter. It was a real breakthrough to have such workers present for May Day, and it can be carried much farther if there is an understanding of the way the effects of capitalism represented by the multiple issues taken up at the rally are manifested in the lives of the most exploited workers. The demonstration began at Union Square, the traditional site for May Day events, and marched to City Hall. Fair wages, without discrimination and inequality. Mexicans here are mostly recent arrivals without a neighborhood or media of their own and with good reason to fear getting into trouble for demonstrating.
Work is a human right.
No more borders. Workers of the world unite. Without an amnesty, many have no way to legalize their status, even if they have been here for more than 15 years, and even if they have children who were born here and are U.S. citizens. We demand better lives. At home there is so much corruption, you cannot make a living.